Staff+ Software Engineer, Safeguards Infrastructure at Anthropic Limited
Anthropic Limited · London, UK
- Occupation group: Software & IT
- Licensed sponsor: Anthropic Limited
Employer on register 23 October 2026 Ad mentions sponsorship
From the advert
About Anthropic
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. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.
About the role
We are looking for software engineers to help build the foundational pieces for safety, oversight and intervention mechanisms of our AI systems. As a software engineer on the Safeguards team, you will work to monitor models, prevent misuse, and ensure user well-being. This role will focus on building systems to detect unwanted model behaviors and prevent disallowed use of models. You will apply your technical skills to uphold our principles of safety, transparency, and oversight.
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 hold a high operational bar which serves both 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
You may be a good fit if you have:
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
Strong candidates may also:
7+ years of experience in a software engineering position
Have experience building trust and safety, anti-spam, fraud or abuse detection and mitigation mechanisms and interventions for AI/ML systems
Have experience building metrics and measurement systems or data and privacy management systems
Have worked closely with…
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Summary
Staff+ Software Engineer, Safeguards Infrastructure at Anthropic Limited in London. Anthropic Limited is listed on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (23 October 2026). Read the full job advert and apply on the employer's or job board's site. A sponsor licence means the employer is on the Home Office register. It does not mean this role is sponsored. Check with the employer. This is not immigration advice.
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A sponsor licence means the employer is on the Home Office register. It does not mean this role is sponsored. Check with the employer. This is not immigration advice.