Software Engineer, Research Tools

Anthropic
San Francisco
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 300,000 - 405,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Teamwork","Problem-solving","Leadership","Mentorship"]

Software Engineer on the Research Tools team building full-stack infrastructure and applications to help researchers iterate quickly, run experiments, and extract insights from frontier AI systems. You’ll partner with researchers to translate workflows into technical solutions, design intuitive interfaces, mentor engineers, and contribute to research tooling strategy in an ambiguous but impactful environment.

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Anthropic
10 months ago

Software Engineer, Research Tools

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Job Summary

Software Engineer on the Research Tools team building full-stack infrastructure and applications to help researchers iterate quickly, run experiments, and extract insights from frontier AI systems. You’ll partner with researchers to translate workflows into technical solutions, design intuitive interfaces, mentor engineers, and contribute to research tooling strategy in an ambiguous but impactful environment.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Build and maintain full-stack applications and infrastructure that researchers use daily to conduct experiments, collect feedback, and analyze results
  • •Partner closely with research teams to understand workflows, pain points, and requirements, translating these into technical solutions
  • •Design intuitive interfaces and abstractions that make complex research tasks accessible and efficient
  • •Create reusable platforms and tools that accelerate the development of new research applications
  • •Rapidly prototype and iterate on solutions, gathering feedback from users and refining based on real-world usage

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 300,000 - 405,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kEquityRemote WorkPensionRsusPaid LeaveParabolic LeaveLearning BudgetHome OfficeMeal Allowance

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of software engineering experience with a strong focus on full-stack development
  • •Experience building tools, platforms, or infrastructure for technical users (engineers, researchers, data scientists, analysts, etc.)
  • •Ability to operate independently in ambiguous environments and rapidly ship solutions
  • •Proficient with modern web technologies (React, TypeScript, Python, etc.)
  • •Track record of building user-facing applications that are used and loved by target audiences
Experience:5+ yearsDev toolsResearch toolingAI research tools
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationTeamworkProblem-solvingLeadershipMentorship
Languages:English
Tech Stack:ReactTypeScriptPythonFull-stack

Company Brief

Anthropic
Develops large-scale AI systems and safety research to create reliable, steerable, and interpretable AI assistants and models for commercial and research applications.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series C
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2021
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