At a Glance
- Tasks: Build safety systems for AI, monitor models, and ensure user well-being.
- Company: Leading tech firm focused on AI safety and innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, equity matching, generous leave, and flexible hours.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with opportunities for growth and impact.
- Why this job: Join a mission-driven team to shape the future of AI safety.
- Qualifications: 7+ years in software engineering, proficient in Python, strong communication skills.
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 focuses on building systems to detect unwanted model behaviors and prevent disallowed use of models, applying your technical skills to uphold our principles of safety, transparency, and oversight.
Responsibilities Develop the foundational systems that 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 maintain a high operational bar that 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.
Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or comparable experience. 7+ years of experience in a software engineering position.
Proficiency in Python.
Ability to work across the stack.
Strong communication skills and the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non‑technical stakeholders.
Strong candidates may also 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 operational teams to build custom internal tooling.
Be proficient in Type Script or Rust.
Have experience with Claude Code or similar agentic coding tools.
Compensation Annual salary: £325,000 – £395,000 GBP.
Benefits Competitive compensation and equity donation matching.
Generous vacation and parental leave.
Flexible working hours.
Collaborative office space and team collaboration. #J-18808-Ljbffr
