Anthropic's research teams need exceptional tools to accelerate AI safety and capability research. As a Software Engineer on the Research Tools team, you will build infrastructure and applications that enable researchers to iterate quickly, run complex experiments, and extract insights from frontier AI systems. The role blends product thinking with full-stack engineering, working directly with researchers to understand workflows, identify bottlenecks, and ship solutions that multiply productivity.
Senior+ Software Engineer, Research Tools at Anthropic
Hybrid - San Francisco, CA; New York City, NY
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USD 300,000 - 405,000
Requirements
Skills
- 5+ years of software engineering experience focused on full-stack development
- Experience building tools, platforms, or infrastructure for technical users
- High agency and ability to operate independently in ambiguous environments
- Ability to quickly develop deep understanding of complex technical domains
- Strong product instincts and ability to identify the right problems to solve
- Proficiency with modern web technologies such as React, TypeScript, and Python
- Track record of building user-facing applications that are actively used
- Effective communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Motivation by Anthropic's mission and care about societal impacts
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain full-stack applications and infrastructure that researchers use daily
- Partner closely with research teams to translate workflow pain points into technical solutions
- Design intuitive interfaces and abstractions for complex research tasks
- Create reusable platforms and tools that accelerate new research application development
- Rapidly prototype and iterate on solutions based on user feedback
- Take ownership of complete product areas from understanding to ongoing iteration
- Contribute to technical strategy and architectural decisions for research tooling
- Mentor other engineers and establish best practices for research application development
Technologies
ReactTypeScriptPython
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