Software Engineer, Safeguards Infrastructure at Anthropic

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About the role

ABOUT ANTHROPIC Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems. ABOUT THE ROLE We are looking for software engineers to help build the foundational pieces for safety, oversight and intervention mechanisms of our AI systems. As a software engineer on the Safeguards team, you will work to monitor models, prevent misuse, and ensure user well-being. This role will focus on building systems to detect unwanted model behaviors and prevent disallowed use of models. You will apply your technical skills to uphold our principles of safety, transparency, and oversight. RESPONSIBILITIES: * Develop the foundational systems which power Safeguards, including infrastructure for data storage and management, metric and evaluation systems, and tooling for human and agentic review. * Ensure the day-to-day running of Safeguards systems and hold a high operational bar which serves both safety and customers while reducing the amount of human intervention and oversight required. * Build robust and reliable multi-layered defenses for real-time improvement of safety mechanisms that work at scale YOU MAY BE A GOOD FIT IF YOU HAVE: * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or comparable experience * 4-10+ years of experience in a software engineering position * Proficiency in Python * Ability to work across the stack * Strong communication skills and ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders STRONG CANDIDATES MAY ALSO: * Have experience building trust and safety, anti-spam, fraud or abuse detection and mitigation mechanisms and interventions for AI/ML systems * Have experience building metrics and measurement systems or data and privacy management systems * Have worked closely with operational teams to build custom internal tooling * Be proficient in TypeScript or Rust * Have experience with Claude Code or similar agentic coding tools Deadline to apply: None. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. The annual compensation range for this role is listed below.  For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role. Annual Salary: £255,000—£325,000 GBP LOGISTICS Education requirements: We require at least a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience. Location-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices. Visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas! However, we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate. But if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this. We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification. Not all strong candidates will meet every single qualification as listed.  Research shows that people who identify as being from underrepresented groups are more prone to experiencing imposter syndrome and doubting the strength of their candidacy, so we urge you not to exclude yourself prematurely and to submit an application if you're interested in this work. We think AI systems like the ones we're building have enormous social and ethical implications. We think this makes representation even more important, and we strive to include a range of diverse perspectives on our team. Your safety matters to us. To protect yourself from potential scams, remember that Anthropic recruiters only contact you from @anthropic.com email addresses. In some cases, we may partner with vetted recruiting agencies who will identify themselves as working on behalf of Anthropic. Be cautious of emails from other domains. Legitimate Anthropic recruiters will never ask for money, fees, or banking information before your first day. If you're ever unsure about a communication, don't click any links—visit anthropic.com/careers [http://anthropic.com/careers] directly for confirmed position openings. HOW WE'RE DIFFERENT We believe that the highest-impact AI research will be big science. At Anthropic we work as a single cohesive team on just a few large-scale research efforts. And we value impact — advancing our long-term goals of steerable, trustworthy AI — rather than work on smaller and more specific puzzles. We view AI research as an empirical science, which has as much in common with physics and biology as with traditional efforts in computer science. We're an extremely collaborative group, and we host frequent research discussions to ensure that we are pursuing the highest-impact work at any given time. As such, we greatly value communication skills. The easiest way to understand our research directions is to read our recent research. This research continues many of the directions our team worked on prior to Anthropic, including: GPT-3, Circuit-Based Interpretability, Multimodal Neurons, Scaling Laws, AI & Compute, Concrete Problems in AI Safety, and Learning from Human Preferences. COME WORK WITH US! Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours, and a lovely office space in which to collaborate with colleagues. Guidance on Candidates' AI Usage: Learn about our policy [https://www.anthropic.com/candidate-ai-guidance] for using AI in our application process

Responsibilities

Develop foundational systems for safety and oversight of AI models, including data management and evaluation systems. Ensure the operational integrity of Safeguards systems while minimizing human intervention.

Requirements

Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 4-10+ years of software engineering experience. Proficiency in Python and strong communication skills are essential, with additional skills in TypeScript or Rust being advantageous.

Key skills

• Python — in 1200 other listings on The Stack
• Software Engineering — in 194 other listings on The Stack
• Data Storage — in 4 other listings on The Stack
• Data Management — in 15 other listings on The Stack
• Metric Systems — not in any other listing on The Stack
• Evaluation Systems — in 1 other listing on The Stack
• Human Review — not in any other listing on The Stack
• Agentic Review — not in any other listing on The Stack
• Trust and Safety
• Fraud Detection
• Abuse Detection
• TypeScript
• Rust
• AI Systems
• Machine Learning
• Operational Teams

On The Stack (as of 2026-11-05)

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Frequently asked questions about Anthropic

Is this Software Engineer, Safeguards Infrastructure role still open?

It was posted on 2026-03-20. Listings more than 30 days old may no longer be active, so check Anthropic's site before applying.

Where is this role located?

The listing gives the location as London, UK, United Kingdom.

What skills does this role ask for?

The listing names: Python, Software Engineering, Data Storage, Data Management, Metric Systems, Evaluation Systems, Human Review, Agentic Review, Trust and Safety, Fraud Detection, Abuse Detection, TypeScript, Rust, AI Systems, Machine Learning, Operational Teams.