Senior Python Engineer for AI Safety & Research Tools

Strativ Group

San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 260,000

Full time

4 days ago
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Job summary

Frontier AI Safety in San Francisco seeks a Senior Software Engineer to turn novel research into robust, production‑grade software. You will design and build core Python systems that support cutting‑edge AI safety research and collaborate with researchers to translate ideas into reliable code.

You’ll help set engineering standards, shape the architecture as the company scales, and tackle technically challenging problems where established approaches often don’t exist.

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of software engineering experience with Python.
  • Experience at elite engineering orgs or high-growth startups.
  • Strong academic foundations and ability to solve complex technical problems.
  • Interest in interpretability and alignment of frontier AI safety.

Responsibilities

  • Design and build core Python systems for AI safety research.
  • Collaborate with researchers to translate ideas into production-grade software.
  • Set engineering standards and shape scalable architecture.
  • Tackle technically challenging problems with limited established approaches.

Skills

Python
Software engineering
Research collaboration
Interpretability

Job description

Frontier AI Safety in San Francisco seeks a Senior Software Engineer to turn novel research into robust, production‑grade software. You will design and build core Python systems that support cutting‑edge AI safety research and collaborate with researchers to translate ideas into reliable code.

You’ll help set engineering standards, shape the architecture as the company scales, and tackle technically challenging problems where established approaches often don’t exist.

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