Research Engineer, Takeoff Intel
Anthropic · Remote-Friendly (Travel Required) | San Francisco, CA
Posted 8 days ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 8 days Anthropic's roles stay open a median of 40 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Anthropic's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Anthropic
- high 276 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
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Anthropic's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Anthropic.
About this role
As a Research Engineer on the Takeoff Intel team at Anthropic, you will design and implement evaluation and measurement instruments to assess AI development capabilities. Your role will involve building data pipelines, prototyping instruments quickly, and collaborating closely with research scientists to ensure accurate and actionable insights. This position emphasizes rapid iteration and prioritization of impactful research questions.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 5/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Anthropic as an employer.
What you need
- Experience shipping an evaluation, data product, or research library end to end
- Ability to prototype quickly and discard ineffective code
- Experience handling large, messy data without over-engineering
- Experience running experiments on large language models
- Strong communication skills for collaborating with researchers
Nice to have
- Experience building evaluation harnesses or benchmark infrastructure for LLMs
- Experience with large-scale ML or data infrastructure
- Experience building tools or libraries relied upon by other researchers
- A track record of identifying errors in AI-written code
What you get
- Annual salary range of $350,000 — $850,000 USD
- Visa sponsorship available
- Flexible working hours
- Generous vacation and parental leave
- Optional equity donation matching
- Collaborative office space
Worth weighing
- Role requires travel and in-office presence at least 25% of the time
- Position is open to both junior and senior levels, which may impact team dynamics
- No specific technologies or programming languages mentioned, which may require adaptability
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Listed by Anthropic on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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