Research Engineer: Agentic AI Environments

Anthropic

Seattle, New York, San Francisco (WA, NY, CA)

Hybrid

USD 500,000 - 850,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

A leading AI research organization is seeking a Research Engineer to develop the next generation of training environments for safe agentic AI. This role requires strong software engineering skills and the ability to balance research and implementation while working collaboratively across teams. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in a related field and a passion for building beneficial AI systems. Compensation ranges from $500,000 to $850,000 USD, including equity and benefits.

Qualifications

  • Experience with large language model training or evaluation.
  • Competence in debugging ML stacks.
  • Ability to handle uncertainty and adapt quickly.

Responsibilities

  • Build the next generation of agentic environments.
  • Collaborate across teams to integrate environments into production.
  • Measure genuine capability through rigorous evaluations.

Skills

Strong software engineering skills
Research taste and technical experience
Ability to collaborate effectively
Impact-driven mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Reinforcement Learning
Large Language Models
Distributed systems

Job description

A leading AI research organization is seeking a Research Engineer to develop the next generation of training environments for safe agentic AI. This role requires strong software engineering skills and the ability to balance research and implementation while working collaboratively across teams. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in a related field and a passion for building beneficial AI systems. Compensation ranges from $500,000 to $850,000 USD, including equity and benefits.
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