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Engineering Manager, Safeguards Review Tooling

AnthropicSan Francisco, CASafeguards (Trust & Safety)
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Job type
Full-time
Posted
10 Jun 2026
Status
Open · checked 7d ago

About this role

Anthropic is seeking an Engineering Manager for the Safeguards Review Tooling team in San Francisco to lead the development of safety investigation systems and enforcement platforms. This foundational management role suits an experienced engineering leader passionate about AI safety, privacy, and scalable human-in-the-loop automation.

Role Overview

As the Engineering Manager for Review Tooling within the Safeguards department, the chosen candidate will lead a team building investigation, review, and enforcement tools for first-party products and third-party cloud platforms. This position owns the core platform that safety investigators rely on to analyze platform activity and execute enforcement actions. Responsibilities include shaping analytics capabilities, privacy-preserving data access primitives, and developer sandboxes for rapid workflow iteration. The role also involves scaling review processes through automation, empowering human reviewers alongside Claude-assisted workflows.

Key Responsibilities

Lead, grow, and coach a team of software engineers building investigation, review, and enforcement tooling.
Define the overarching product vision and technical roadmap for the review tooling platform, analytics, and sandboxes.
Formulate strategies to scale review operations via automation, integrating Claude effectively into workflows.
Collaborate closely with policy, operations, legal, privacy, and data science partners to translate compliance needs into robust systems.
Ensure all tooling complies with strict data retention commitments and privacy-preserving primitives.
Maintain high engineering standards and drive inclusive, equitable hiring practices.

Requirements

Experience managing software engineering teams, encompassing hiring, coaching, and professional development.
Technical background in full-stack or platform engineering with architecture and design expertise.
Proven track record of shipping internal platforms or tools to demanding operational users.
Cross-functional experience working alongside non-engineering partners such as legal, policy, or operations.
Strong communication skills tailored for explaining complex technical tradeoffs to diverse stakeholders.
Alignment with Anthropic's mission to make powerful AI systems safe and beneficial.

Nice to Have

Four or more years of management experience and ten or more years of industry software engineering experience.
Background in building trust and safety, fraud, integrity, or abuse-prevention tooling.
Experience designing systems under strict data governance, compliance, or zero-data-retention constraints.
Familiarity with integrating LLMs or agentic systems into operational human-in-the-loop workflows.
Experience developing extensible tooling frameworks or developer platforms.

Skills and Tools

Full-stack and platform engineering
Internal tooling and developer platforms
Privacy-preserving data architectures
Human-in-the-loop automation and LLM integration
Cross-functional stakeholder management

Salary and Benefits

Annual base salary range of $405,000 to $485,000 USD
Competitive compensation and benefits package
Optional equity donation matching
Generous vacation and parental leave policies
Flexible working hours and a collaborative office environment in San Francisco

About the Company

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco dedicated to building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. Operating as a collaborative and empirical research environment, the company brings together researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders to ensure AI remains safe and beneficial for society.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should visit the official Anthropic careers page to submit an application for this position.

Questions candidates ask

What is the location and work policy for this role?

This role is based in San Francisco, CA, with a location-based hybrid policy requiring staff to be in the office at least 25% of the time.

What is the salary range for the Engineering Manager position?

The annual base salary range is between $405,000 and $485,000 USD.

Does Anthropic provide visa sponsorship?

Yes, Anthropic sponsors visas and retains an immigration lawyer to assist candidates receiving an offer, though they cannot successfully sponsor for every role or candidate.

What teams will this engineering manager partner with?

The manager will partner closely with policy, operations, legal, privacy, and data science teams.

What is the primary focus of the Review Tooling team?

The team builds the systems and platforms that humans and Claude use to investigate potential harms and execute enforcement actions across products and cloud platforms.

Ready to apply?

The application is on the official Anthropic careers page.

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