Staff+ Software Engineer, RL Data Platform
Quick answer
Anthropic is hiring a senior Software Engineer, RL Data Platform with a full-stack engineering background for a role in San Francisco, CA or New York City, NY, with a compensation range of $320,000—$405,000 USD.
- Role
- Staff+ Software Engineer, RL Data Platform
- Organization
- Anthropic
- Location
- San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Level
- Senior
- Compensation
- $320,000—$405,000 USD
- Category
- Engineering & Technology
- Apply by
- 2026-12-31
The role
Design, build, and operate the feedback and data collection interfaces used by human annotators, domain experts, and internal researchers. Build and maintain the backend services, APIs, and pipelines that route model samples to humans and return structured feedback to training. Own the reliability, latency, and usability of systems that run continuously against live model endpoints.
What you'll do
- Design, build, and operate the feedback and data collection interfaces
- Build and maintain backend services and APIs
- Own the reliability, latency, and usability of systems
- Partner with RL researchers to translate data needs
- Build dashboards and monitoring tools
- Identify and remove bottlenecks in data collection
What it takes
- Strong full-stack engineering skills
- Experience designing and operating backend services and data pipelines
- Experience with TypeScript/React on the frontend and Python on the backend
- Experience with RLHF, preference data, or other human-feedback pipelines
- Experience shipping researcher-facing or expert-facing internal tools
- Experience running experiments on data collection interfaces
What you'll bring
How we treat you
Competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours, and a lovely office space in which to collaborate with colleagues
Frequently asked questions
Where is the job located?
San Francisco, CA or New York City, NY
What is the compensation range?
$320,000—$405,000 USD
What are the key qualifications required?
Strong full-stack engineering skills, experience with backend services and data pipelines, and experience with TypeScript/React and Python.
How do I apply?
Apply now on Anthropic's careers page.
How to apply
Apply directly on Anthropic's site. We link straight through — no resume parsing, no profile to fill out.
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