Joblaze summary

In this role, the software engineer will focus on developing systems to monitor AI models, detect unwanted behaviors, and enforce usage policies. Proficiency in Python and Typescript, along with experience in abuse detection and mitigation, are essential for success. This position is well-suited for senior engineers with a strong background in software development and a keen understanding of AI safety mechanisms. Anthropic emphasizes collaboration and communication, making it a fitting environment for those who thrive in team-oriented settings.

Joblaze insights

Listed about a month ago — first seen on Joblaze September 24, 2026. Last confirmed on Anthropic's careers page November 14, 2026.
Salary band is above the typical range for AI/ML roles (median ~$188,000).
Starts above 82% of 90 comparable staff ai/ml roles in United States that list Python we track (median $230,000 across 38 companies). See Python salary trends
Python appears in 46.4% of 261 comparable staff ai/ml roles in United States; TypeScript appears in 5.4% of 261 comparable staff ai/ml roles in United States.

Quick facts

Is the Staff+ Software Engineer, Account Creation role remote?: It's hybrid — Anthropic expects some on-site time in San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA.
What's the salary range?: Anthropic lists $320,000–$485,000 for this role.
How much experience is required?: At least 8 years of relevant experience for this Staff+ Software Engineer, Account Creation role.
Where is the role based?: Anthropic is hiring for this position in San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA.
What's the tech stack?: Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Python, TypeScript.
Does Anthropic sponsor work visas for this role?: Yes — the posting indicates visa sponsorship is available for the right candidate.
What seniority level is this role?: Anthropic targets staff-level candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Staff+ Software Engineer, Account Creation role at Anthropic.

From the original posting

About Anthropic

About the role

We are looking for software engineers to help build safety and oversight mechanisms for 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 while enforcing our terms of service and acceptable use policies.

Responsibilities:

Develop monitoring systems to detect unwanted behaviors from our API partners and potentially take automated enforcement actions; surface these in internal dashboards to analysts for manual review
Build abuse detection mechanisms and infrastructure
Surface abuse patterns to our research teams to harden models at the training stage
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:

A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or comparable experience
Proficiency in Python and Typescript
An ability to work across the stack
Strong communication skills and ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

Strong candidates may also:

8+ years of experience in a software engineering position
Have experience with integrity, spam, fraud, or abuse detection and mitigation
Have experience building trust and safety detection mechanisms and intervention for AI/ML systems
Have experience with prompt engineering, jailbreak attacks, and other adversarial inputs
Have worked closely with operational teams to build custom internal tooling

The annual compensation range for this role is listed below.

Annual Salary:

$320,000—$485,000 USD

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Staff+ Software Engineer, Account Creation