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Staff+ Software Engineer, Safeguards Infrastructure

Anthropic· Safeguards (Trust & Safety)
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Hybrid (London, UK)£325k - £395kFull-timePosted 8mo ago

About the role

Software engineer role on the Safeguards team focused on building foundational systems to support safety, oversight, and intervention mechanisms for Anthropic’s AI systems, including monitoring, misuse prevention, and user well-being.

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 maintain a high operational bar serving 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

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or comparable professional experience
  • Proficiency in Python
  • Ability to work across the stack
  • Strong communication skills and ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

Skills

Required:PythonCross-stack developmentCommunication

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation and benefits
  • Optional equity donation matching
  • Generous vacation and parental leave
  • Flexible working hours
  • Office space for collaboration
Last updated Aug 12, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Anthropic

building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems

Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.

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