
About Anthropic
Building safe and reliable AI systems for everyone
Key Highlights
- Headquartered in SoMa, San Francisco, CA
- Raised $29.3 billion in funding, including $13 billion Series F
- Over 1,000 employees focused on AI safety and research
- Launched Claude, an AI chat assistant rivaling ChatGPT
Anthropic, headquartered in SoMa, San Francisco, is an AI safety and research company focused on developing reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. With over 1,000 employees and backed by Google, Anthropic has raised $29.3 billion in funding, including a monumental Series F round of $13 b...
🎁 Benefits
Anthropic offers comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their dependents, along with inclusive fertility benefits via Ca...
🌟 Culture
Anthropic's culture is rooted in AI safety and reliability, with a focus on producing less harmful outputs compared to existing AI systems. The compan...
Skills & Technologies
Overview
Anthropic is hiring a Staff Research Engineer for their Discovery Team to work on developing advanced AI systems. You'll focus on identifying and addressing key blockers in the path to scientific AGI, utilizing skills in Python, Docker, and machine learning. This role requires familiarity with distributed systems and performance optimization.
Job Description
Who you are
You have a strong background in AI and machine learning, with experience in language model training, evaluation, and inference. You are comfortable triaging research ideas and diagnosing problems, and you enjoy collaborating with a diverse team of researchers and engineers. Your familiarity with performance optimization and distributed systems makes you a valuable asset in tackling complex challenges.
You thrive in environments that require innovative thinking and problem-solving skills. You are passionate about advancing the field of AI and are committed to building systems that are safe and beneficial for society. Your ability to work across the full stack allows you to identify and remove bottlenecks that hinder progress toward scientific AGI.
What you'll do
As a Staff Research Engineer on the Discovery Team, you will work end to end on projects aimed at developing an AI scientist capable of solving long-term reasoning challenges. You will collaborate with team members to develop approaches that address long-horizon task completion and complex reasoning. Your role will involve identifying key blockers in the research process and implementing solutions to overcome them.
You will engage in hands-on work with large-scale data pipelines and container deployment, ensuring that the systems you help build are efficient and scalable. Your contributions will directly impact the team's ability to push the scientific frontier and develop AI systems that are interpretable and steerable.
What we offer
At Anthropic, we offer competitive compensation and benefits, including optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, and flexible working hours. You will have the opportunity to work in a collaborative office space in San Francisco, surrounded by colleagues who are equally committed to the mission of creating beneficial AI systems. We encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't match every requirement, as we value diverse perspectives and backgrounds.
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