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...
Ai Research Engineer • Mid-Level
Skills & Technologies
Overview
Anthropic is hiring a Research Engineer / Scientist in Alignment Science to build and run machine learning experiments focused on AI safety. You'll work with technologies like Python and contribute to exploratory research on powerful AI systems. This role requires a blend of scientific and engineering skills.
Job Description
Who you are
You are a Research Engineer with a strong background in machine learning and AI, passionate about creating reliable and interpretable AI systems. You have experience in designing and conducting experiments that help understand and steer the behavior of advanced AI systems. Your commitment to making AI helpful, honest, and harmless drives your work, and you thrive in collaborative environments where you can engage with other researchers and engineers.
You possess a solid understanding of AI safety and the challenges that come with human-level capabilities. Your dual identity as both a scientist and an engineer allows you to approach problems from multiple angles, ensuring that your contributions are both innovative and practical. You are eager to explore topics like scalable oversight and AI control, and you are comfortable working with complex systems.
What you'll do
In this role, you will contribute to exploratory experimental research on AI safety, focusing on the risks associated with powerful AI systems. You will design and run thorough machine learning experiments, collaborating with teams focused on interpretability, fine-tuning, and alignment stress-testing. Your work will involve developing techniques to keep highly capable models helpful and honest, even as they surpass human-level intelligence.
You will also create methods to ensure that advanced AI systems remain safe and harmless in unfamiliar or adversarial scenarios. Your contributions will be critical in shaping the future of AI, as you work to address the challenges posed by powerful systems. You will engage with a team of dedicated researchers and engineers, sharing insights and findings that will inform the development of beneficial AI systems.
What we offer
At Anthropic, we provide a supportive work environment that encourages collaboration and innovation. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, including optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, and flexible working hours. Our office in San Francisco is designed to foster teamwork and creativity, making it a great place to collaborate with colleagues who share your passion for AI safety and research.
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