Senior Software Engineer - Python - AI Safety

Strativ Group; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

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 | Python | Research-Driven Engineering

We're working with a frontier AI safety startup pushing the boundaries of interpretability, alignment and explainability. Founded by former researchers from Anthropic, DeepMind and Meta Superintelligence, the team is tackling some of the hardest problems in making increasingly capable AI systems safe and understandable. The business is already generating eight-figure revenue, with late-stage commercial discussions that could take this into the mid-nine figures.

We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help turn novel research into robust, scalable software. This is a hands‑on role for an exceptional engineer who wants to work at the intersection of software engineering and frontier AI research.

You'll design and build core Python systems that support cutting‑edge AI safety research and will work directly with researchers to translate novel ideas into reliable, production‑grade software. You'll also set engineering standards and shape the architecture as the company scales and will tackle technically challenging problems where established approaches often don't exist.

What we're looking for

• 4+ Years experience - exceptional software engineering ability, strong Python experience.
• A track record at elite engineering orgs, high‑growth startups or similarly demanding environments.
• Strong academic foundations and the ability to work through complex technical problems.
• A genuine interest in interpretability, alignment and making frontier AI systems safer.

This is an opportunity to work alongside some of the leading minds in AI research, with the engineering challenges, commercial traction and technical ambition to match. If you want to do genuinely difficult engineering work that contributes to the future of AI safety, we'd love to hear from you.