Staff+ Software Engineer, Distributed Systems is open at Anthropic in New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA. The posting gives a salary of $320K - $485K. Posted on Sep 15, 2026, and still on Anthropic’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
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 distributed and scalable systems to detect unwanted model behaviors and prevent disallowed use of models. You will apply your technical skills to uphold our…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on Anthropic’s careers page.
Hiring at Anthropic
Anthropic has 670 open roles right now, 60 of them remote. Most are in Engineering, Sales & Business Development and Data & Research. The median advertised salary across its roles with a published range is $352K. See all its roles
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