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Anthropic is at the forefront of AI research, dedicated to developing safe, ethical, and powerful artificial intelligence.

Anthropic is a leading AI research company focused on creating reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. Our mission is to ensure that transformative AI systems are aligned with human interests and are safe and beneficial for users and society as a whole. We are seeking a Research Engineer to join our Pretraining team, responsible for developing the next generation of large language models.

In this role, you will work at the intersection of cutting-edge research and practical engineering, contributing to the development of safe, steerable, and trustworthy AI systems. Key responsibilities include designing and implementing high-performance data processing infrastructure for large language model training, developing core processing primitives, building robust systems for data quality assurance, implementing monitoring systems, and creating optimized distributed computing systems for processing web-scale datasets.

The ideal candidate will have strong software engineering skills, expertise in Python and distributed computing frameworks, deep understanding of cloud computing platforms, experience with high-throughput system design, and excellent problem-solving and communication skills. Preferred qualifications include an advanced degree in Computer Science, experience with language model training infrastructure, and expertise in tokenization algorithms.

At Anthropic, we work as a single cohesive team on large-scale research efforts, valuing impact over smaller, specific puzzles. We view AI research as an empirical science and greatly value communication skills. Our work continues in the directions of GPT-3, Circuit-Based Interpretability, Multimodal Neurons, Scaling Laws, AI & Compute, Concrete Problems in AI Safety, and Learning from Human Preferences.

We offer competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours, and a lovely office space in San Francisco. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including those from underrepresented groups in tech.

If you're passionate about pushing the boundaries of AI while prioritizing safety and ethics, we want to hear from you!

Research Engineer for Anthropic's Pretraining team, developing safe and ethical large language models.

Research Engineer, Pretraining

Anthropic is at the forefront of AI research, dedicated to developing safe, ethical, and powerful artificial intelligence. Our mission is to ensure that transformative AI systems are aligned with human interests. We are seeking a Research Engineer to join our Pretraining team, responsible for developing the next generation of large language models.

In this role, you will work at the intersection of cutting-edge research and practical engineering, contributing to the development of safe, steerable, and trustworthy AI systems. You will conduct research and implement solutions in areas such as model architecture, algorithms, data processing, and optimizer development. You'll independently lead small research projects while collaborating with team members on larger initiatives.

Key responsibilities include designing, running, and analyzing scientific experiments to advance our understanding of large language models, optimizing and scaling our training infrastructure, developing and improving dev tooling, and contributing to the entire stack, from low-level optimizations to high-level model design.

Qualifications include an advanced degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field, strong software engineering skills, expertise in Python and deep learning frameworks (PyTorch preferred), and familiarity with large-scale machine learning. We value problem-solving skills, a results-oriented mindset, excellent communication, and a commitment to the societal impacts of AI work.

At Anthropic, we work as a single cohesive team on large-scale research efforts, valuing impact over smaller, specific puzzles. We view AI research as an empirical science and greatly value communication skills. We offer competitive compensation, including salary, equity, and comprehensive benefits.

Join us in pushing the boundaries of AI while prioritizing safety and ethics. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, especially those from underrepresented groups in tech. If you're excited about creating the best outcomes for AI over the long-term, we want to hear from you!

Research Engineer

Anthropic's mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole.

Anthropic is seeking a Research Engineer / Scientist for their Alignment Science team. This role involves building and running elegant and thorough machine learning experiments to help understand and steer the behavior of powerful AI systems. The focus is on making AI helpful, honest, and harmless, with an emphasis on risks from powerful future systems.

Key responsibilities include:
- Contributing to exploratory experimental research on AI safety
- Testing the robustness of safety techniques
- Running multi-agent reinforcement learning experiments
- Building tooling to evaluate LLM-generated jailbreaks
- Writing scripts and prompts for evaluation questions
- Contributing to research papers, blog posts, and talks
- Running experiments that feed into key AI safety efforts

The ideal candidate should have:
- Significant software, ML, or research engineering experience
- Experience contributing to empirical AI research projects
- Familiarity with technical AI safety research
- Preference for fast-moving collaborative projects
- Willingness to pick up slack outside of job description
- Care about the impacts of AI

Strong candidates may also have:
- Experience authoring research papers in ML, NLP, or AI safety
- Experience with LLMs and reinforcement learning
- Experience with Kubernetes clusters and complex shared codebases

This role offers a competitive salary range of $280,000 - $625,000 USD, along with equity and comprehensive benefits. The position is hybrid, with an expectation to be in the office at least 25% of the time, and a preference for candidates able to be based in the Bay Area.

Anthropic values diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment. They encourage applications from candidates who may not meet every qualification but are passionate about AI safety and align with their mission.

Join Anthropic as a Research Engineer / Scientist in Alignment Science to work on AI safety and steer powerful AI systems towards beneficial outcomes.

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