Anthropic · 7 hours ago
Research Engineer – Cybersecurity RL
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$300K/yr - $405K/yrAnthropic is a public benefit corporation focused on creating reliable AI systems. The Research Engineer in Cybersecurity RL will work on advancing AI capabilities in secure coding and vulnerability remediation, blending research and engineering to implement and evaluate new approaches.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Help to safely advance the capabilities of our models in secure coding, vulnerability remediation, and other areas of defensive cybersecurity
Develop novel approaches and realize them in code
Designing and implementing RL environments
Conducting experiments and evaluations
Delivering your work into production training runs
Collaborating with other researchers, engineers, and cybersecurity specialists across and outside Anthropic
Qualification
Required
Experience in cybersecurity research
Experience with machine learning
Strong software engineering skills
Ability to balance research exploration with engineering implementation
Passion about AI's potential and commitment to developing safe and beneficial systems
At least a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
Preferred
Professional experience in security engineering, fuzzing, detection and response, or other applied defensive work
Experience participating in or building CTF competitions and cyber ranges
Academic research experience in cybersecurity
Familiarity with RL techniques and environments
Familiarity with LLM training methodologies
Benefits
Equity
Benefits
Incentive compensation
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
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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
CEO & Co-Founder
Daniela Amodei
President and co-founder
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