Software Engineer, Safeguards Infrastructure

Anthropic
San Francisco, CA, USA2026-01-21

About the job

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

Qualifications

Minimum

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

Preferred

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