Anthropic

Research Engineer, Model Evaluations

Anthropic · Remote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY

Posted about 2 months ago

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This role has been open
66 days
Anthropic's roles stay open a median of 62 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
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Ghost-job risk at Anthropic
high
449 stale, 19 reposted of 603 open
Hiring momentum
795 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-08

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About this role

In this role, you will lead the evaluation strategy for production Claude models, focusing on optimizing measurement techniques to assess model quality. You will monitor the evaluation fleet during live training runs, provide guidance on evaluation methodologies, and investigate any regressions in production runs. Additionally, you will build dashboards and reports for tracking model performance, ensuring that the evaluation process is both rigorous and trustworthy.

Our read on this posting2.4out of 5
benefits
3/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • Designed, run, and analyzed evaluations for ML models at scale
  • Strong Python skills and comfort with production systems
  • Ability to turn ambiguous results into clear recommendations
  • Maintain clarity and rigor when debugging complex, time-sensitive issues
  • Ability to thrive in controlled chaos and manage multiple urgent priorities
  • Care about the societal impacts of work and responsible shipping of frontier models

Nice to have

  • Hands-on experience post-training large language models
  • Research experience in ML evaluation or benchmarking
  • Background in statistics and experimental design
  • Experience developing robust evaluation metrics for ML systems

What you get

  • Annual Salary: $500,000 — $850,000 USD
  • Competitive compensation and benefits
  • Optional equity donation matching
  • Generous vacation and parental leave
  • Flexible working hours
  • Lovely office space for collaboration

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of required years of experience or exact educational background
  • Visa sponsorship is available but not guaranteed for every role or candidate
  • The role may require being in the office more than 25% of the time depending on specific job requirements

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Listed by Anthropic on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-08. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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