Software Engineer, Safeguards Infrastructure (AI)

Location: London, UK; hybrid attendance with at least 25% of working time in an office

Annual salary: £325,000–£395,000 GBP

Company

Anthropic develops reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems designed to be safe and beneficial for users and society.

What you will do

• Build foundational Safeguards infrastructure for data storage and management, metrics, evaluations, and human and agentic review tooling.
• Monitor AI models, prevent misuse, and support user well-being through safety, transparency, and oversight systems.
• Operate Safeguards systems day to day while maintaining a high reliability and safety standard.
• Reduce the amount of manual intervention and oversight required for production systems.
• Develop robust, multi-layered defenses that improve safety mechanisms in real time and operate at scale.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or comparable professional experience.
• Professional proficiency in Python and ability to work across the stack.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience level aligned with the internal requirements for the position.
• Ability to work from the London office at least 25% of the time.

Nice to have

• 7+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience building trust and safety, anti-spam, fraud, abuse detection, or mitigation systems for AI/ML systems.
• Experience with metrics and measurement systems or data and privacy management systems.
• Experience building custom internal tooling with operational teams.
• Proficiency in TypeScript or Rust, or experience with Claude Code and similar agentic coding tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative research environment focused on large-scale efforts in steerable and trustworthy AI.
• Frequent research discussions and emphasis on clear communication.
• Flexible working hours and office-based collaboration.
• Generous vacation and parental leave.
• Competitive compensation and benefits, including optional equity donation matching.

Hiring process

• Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis with no stated deadline.
• Visa sponsorship is available, with support from an immigration lawyer, subject to role and candidate eligibility.