350K–500K USD / year
Anthropic Research Resident
AIHybrid — San Francisco, CA, United States, New York City, NY, United States
Published on 2026-10-28
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About this role
A paid, fixed-term research residency for experienced technical professionals transitioning into empirical AI research focused on making AI systems safe and beneficial. Residents work on a scoped project with direct mentorship from Anthropic researchers, with placements lasting six weeks to six months.
About the company
Anthropic builds reliable and interpretable AI systems, including the Claude family of models, for businesses and developers. The company focuses on AI safety research and practical AI assistants for enterprise and consumer use.
The team
Research teams working in AI safety and alignment, AI security and frontier red-teaming, or ML systems and reinforcement learning.
Stack
ClaudeGPU computeKubernetes
What you'll do
- Conduct empirical research on a scoped project with an Anthropic research team
- Work on research areas such as AI safety, interpretability, AI security, or ML systems
What we're looking for
- Experience leading ambitious work in a technical field
- Motivation to make AI safe and beneficial for society
- Interest in transitioning to full-time empirical AI research
- Ability to implement ideas quickly and communicate clearly
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
Nice to have
- Research papers in machine learning, NLP, or AI safety
- Experience with LLMs, reinforcement learning, Kubernetes clusters, or complex shared codebases
Benefits
- Benefits provided during the residency
Hiring process
- Recruiter screen
- Technical assessment
- Research discussion
- Reference check