Anthropic · 17 hours ago
Research Engineer, Frontier Red Team (Autonomy)
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$350K/yr - $850K/yrAnthropic is a public benefit corporation focused on creating reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. The Research Engineer role on the Frontier Red Team involves designing and building autonomous AI systems, developing defensive agents, and collaborating with external experts to enhance AI safety and security.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Design and build autonomous AI systems that can use tools and operate across diverse environments—creating model organisms that help us understand and defend against advanced adversarial AI
Create evals and training environments to understand and shape agent behavior in desirable ways
Develop defensive agents that can detect, disrupt, or outcompete adversarial AI systems in realistic scenarios
Interface Claude with hardware platforms (e.g. robotics, physical systems) to understand cyberphysical risks and defenses
Translate technical findings into compelling demonstrations and artifacts that inform policymakers and the public
Collaborate with external experts in cybersecurity, national security, and AI safety to scope and validate research directions
Developing systems where Claude controls diverse hardware and robotics platforms simultaneously
Creating attack-defend simulations (CTFs, wargames, adversarial games) to test defensive AI capabilities
Designing and implementing RL environments for training defensive agents
Pointing autonomous systems at real-world security challenges to characterize risks and develop mitigations
Qualification
Required
At least a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
Strong software engineering skills, particularly in Python
Experience building and working with LLM-based agents or autonomous systems
Driven to find solutions to ambiguously scoped, high-stakes problems
Design and run experiments quickly, iterating fast toward useful results
Thrive in collaborative environments (we love pair programming!)
Care deeply about AI safety and want your work to have real-world impact on how humanity navigates advanced AI
Can own entire problems end-to-end, including both technical and non-technical components
Comfortable working on sensitive projects that require discretion and integrity
Preferred
Experience with reinforcement learning, self-play, or multi-agent systems
Experience with robotics, hardware interfaces, or cyberphysical systems
Track record of building demos or prototypes that communicate complex technical ideas
Experience working with external stakeholders (policymakers, government, researchers)
Familiarity with AI safety research and threat modeling for advanced AI systems
Benefits
Competitive compensation and benefits
Optional equity donation matching
Generous vacation and parental leave
Flexible working hours
A lovely office space in which to collaborate with colleagues
Company
Anthropic
Anthropic is an AI research company that focuses on the safety and alignment of AI systems with human values.
Founded in 2021
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (105)
2024 (13)
2023 (3)
2022 (4)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$33.74BKey Investors
Lightspeed Venture PartnersGoogleAmazon
2025-09-02Series F· $13B
2025-05-16Debt Financing· $2.5B
2025-03-03Series E· $3.5B
Leadership Team
Dario Amodei
Co-Founder and CEO
Daniela Amodei
President and co-founder
Recent News
NYT > Technology
2026-01-24
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