Canonical page: https://taskbull.si/AIJobs/ai-safety-engineer-jobs/ [TaskBull](https://taskbull.si/) / [AI jobs](https://taskbull.si/AIJobs/) / AI safety SPECIALIST CAREERS · CANADA & THE US # AI safety engineer jobs Build and evaluate systems that help teams understand and reduce AI risks. Compare safety tooling, safeguards and adversarial evaluation roles. Safety tooling Adversarial testing Python & software systems Risk evaluation [Browse roles ↓](https://taskbull.si/AIJobs/ai-safety-engineer-jobs/#jobs)[Explore this career ↗](https://taskbull.si/AIJobs/ai-safety-engineer-jobs/#career-guide) APPLY DIRECTLY WITH EMPLOYERS ## 6 current roles [Search all AI jobs ↗](https://taskbull.si/AIJobs/#jobs) A Anthropic Curated from employer ### [Cyber Evaluations Engineer](https://taskbull.si/AIJobs/jobs/anthropic-cyber-evaluations-engineer/) United States · Remote-friendly · San Francisco / Washington, DC Python Cybersecurity Model evaluation USD $300,000–$405,000 / year [View role ↗](https://taskbull.si/AIJobs/jobs/anthropic-cyber-evaluations-engineer/) Source checked 2026-10-30 A Anthropic Curated from employer ### [Research Engineer, Post-Training Model Evaluations](https://taskbull.si/AIJobs/jobs/anthropic-post-training-model-evaluations/) San Francisco / Seattle · Hybrid Python Model evaluation Statistics USD $500,000–$850,000 / year [View role ↗](https://taskbull.si/AIJobs/jobs/anthropic-post-training-model-evaluations/) Source checked 2026-10-30 O OpenAI Curated from employer ### [Software Engineer, Safety Engineering](https://taskbull.si/AIJobs/jobs/openai-software-engineer-safety-engineering/) San Francisco · Hybrid · Full-time JavaScript React Python USD $207,000–$385,000 / year [View role ↗](https://taskbull.si/AIJobs/jobs/openai-software-engineer-safety-engineering/) Source checked 2026-10-30 D Decagon Curated from employer ### [Research Engineer, Safety](https://taskbull.si/AIJobs/jobs/decagon-research-engineer-safety/) San Francisco / New York City · In-office · Full-time Python Red teaming Post-training USD $200,000–$400,000 / year [View role ↗](https://taskbull.si/AIJobs/jobs/decagon-research-engineer-safety/) Source checked 2026-10-30 f fal Curated from employer ### [Machine Learning Engineer, Safety](https://taskbull.si/AIJobs/jobs/fal-machine-learning-engineer-safety/) San Francisco · On-site five days a week · Full-time Python PyTorch Kubernetes USD $180,000–$250,000 / year [View role ↗](https://taskbull.si/AIJobs/jobs/fal-machine-learning-engineer-safety/) Source checked 2026-10-30 A Apollo Research Curated from employer ### [Research Scientist/Engineer (Evaluations)](https://taskbull.si/AIJobs/jobs/apollo-research-scientist-engineer-evaluations/) San Francisco · In-person · London option also listed · Full-time Python Data analysis Red teaming Pay: see employer [View role ↗](https://taskbull.si/AIJobs/jobs/apollo-research-scientist-engineer-evaluations/) Source checked 2026-10-30 Each role shows its source-check date and known location restrictions. A listing can close before its review window ends; confirm current availability with the employer. [How we review listings](https://taskbull.si/AIJobs/about/). UNDERSTAND THE WORK ## AI safetycareer guide. By TaskBull AIJobs · Updated October 30, 2026 ### AI safety engineering includes several kinds of work Safety engineering can mean building internal tools, assessing model behavior or implementing safeguards around a product. Some roles focus on software used by safety teams; others investigate misuse or test security boundaries. These are related responsibilities, but they require different evidence. Read the problem the team is trying to solve and the kind of system you would build or evaluate. ### Distinguish safeguards, evaluation and research positions An AI safety software engineer can need backend, frontend and database experience. An adversarial evaluation role may emphasize Python, security knowledge and careful experiments. A research vacancy can require a different background again. Do not assume that every safety job requires a doctorate or that all safety work is red teaming. Compare the employer’s required skills, outputs and seniority. ### Prepare evidence of careful testing and clear reporting A useful portfolio can document a small evaluation suite, its threat assumptions and the limits of its results. Explain how you reproduce a failure, avoid misleading metrics and communicate uncertainty. For tooling work, show a maintainable system that helps someone investigate or review cases. Use public or synthetic data and explain what a test demonstrates without claiming it proves a model is safe in every setting. ### Check location, access and working expectations Safety and security teams can have office attendance, sensitive-system access or travel requirements. A source that says remote-friendly does not necessarily allow fully remote work from any country. Confirm the listed location and attendance expectations. Published compensation is specific to the vacancy and location, and TaskBull’s review-window date is not the employer’s application deadline. ### Sources and reading Career guidance draws on the examples below and TaskBull’s editorial analysis. Employer sources describe their own roles; they do not endorse this board. - [OpenAI — Software Engineer, Safety Engineering ↗](https://openai.com/careers/software-engineer-safety-engineering-san-francisco/) - [Anthropic — Cyber Evaluations Engineer ↗](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/anthropic/jobs/5406367008) BEFORE YOU APPLY ## Your careerquestions. Are AI safety jobs and AI security jobs interchangeable? They can overlap in misuse testing and safeguards, but infrastructure security, product security and model safety are different scopes. Use the duties to decide whether a vacancy matches your background. Do all AI safety engineer jobs involve red teaming? No. Safety roles can build investigation tools, monitoring or safeguards as well as adversarial tests. We include related evaluation roles only when their responsibilities support the category. EXPLORE RELATED WORK ## Another way in. [Applied AI engineer jobs ↗](https://taskbull.si/AIJobs/applied-ai-jobs/)[AI evaluation & testing jobs ↗](https://taskbull.si/AIJobs/ai-evaluation-jobs/)[AI governance jobs ↗](https://taskbull.si/AIJobs/ai-governance-jobs/) BUILDING AN AI TEAM? ## Find people who canmake it work. Submit an active role for review. Choose a monthly employer plan from USD $99. Every submitted role is reviewed before publication. [Submit your role ↗](https://taskbull.si/AIJobs/post-a-job/)