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Software Engineer, Cyber Safeguards

San FranciscoFull-time2026-08-14 → 2026-11-11

Core

Lead technical work and build production-grade cyber safeguard infrastructure to mitigate frontier AI risks, supporting internal evaluations and safe external deployment.

Role type

Senior Staff Software Engineer (Cyber Safeguards)

Builds

Cyber safeguard infrastructure, evaluation platforms, and research workflows

Domain

AI Safety / Cybersecurity

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Large-scale production systems ownership, systems design, incident response, SLA/SLO practices, cross-functional leadership, hands-on software engineering, high-stakes environment communication

Preferred skills

Security company experience, cyber evaluation support, research-to-infrastructure translation, former engineering management

Technologies

None explicitly stated

Responsibilities

Drive technical direction and hands-on execution for cyber safeguard infrastructure; Establish production-quality reliability, observability, on-call, and SLA/SLO practices; Partner with security, research, policy, and product teams; Lead cross-functional technical work and unblock collaborators; Build reliable systems for cyber evaluations and research; Improve scalability and operational safety of safeguards; Mentor teammates

Seniority

Senior/Staff, hands-on IC with leadership