Staff+ Software Engineer, Safeguards Infrastructure

The shape of it

In the posting’s own words

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 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.

What it asks for · 4

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

Also a plus

• 7+ years of experience in a software engineering position
• 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 TypeScript or Rust
• Have experience with Claude Code or similar agentic coding tools

What the job covers

• Develop the foundational systems which 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 hold a high operational bar which 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

Degree language

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or comparable professional experience

Tools and skills named

Words the posting leans on

• systems8×
• experience5×
• safety5×
• software4×
• build3×
• intervention3×
• mechanisms3×
• models3×
• oversight3×
• safeguards3×
• agentic2×
• data2×
• engineer2×
• ensure2×
• experience building2×
• foundational2×

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