About the role#
The Anthropic Fellows Program is designed to foster AI research and engineering talent by providing funding and mentorship for empirical projects. Fellows work full-time for 4 months on projects aligned with our research priorities, with the goal of producing a public output such as a research paper. This program facilitates connection to the broader AI safety and security research community and includes a project selection and mentor matching process.
What you'll do#
- Conduct full-time research for a 4-month term.
- Execute an empirical project aligned with our research priorities, potentially including building CPU simulators, adding backends for accelerators, or developing synthetic data pipelines.
- Collaborate across research and engineering disciplines.
- Communicate clearly and effectively with team members.
- Analyze and debug model training processes using large-scale distributed systems or high-performance computing.
What you'll need#
- Strong technical background in computer science, mathematics, or physics.
- Fluency in Python programming.
- Strong software engineering skills with experience building complex ML systems.
- Experience in research or engineering areas related to machine learning systems and performance.
- Ability to work full-time for the duration of the program.
- Capability to balance research exploration with engineering rigor and operational reliability.
Location & details#
- Modality: Remote-friendly, with optional shared workspaces available in San Francisco, California and London, UK.
- Eligibility: Applicants must have or independently obtain full-time work authorization in the United States, United Kingdom, or Canada. We do not provide visa sponsorship for this program.
- Status: This is a full-time, paid position with a rolling application process.
About Anthropic
Anthropic is an AI research company. It focuses on the creation of reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. The company produces Claude, which is an AI assistant designed for tasks at various scales. Its research covers topics such as natural language, reinforcement learning, and code generation. The organization currently employs 5,423 people.
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