Anthropic pays AI chip-design researchers up to $850k, 50% more than its own silicon engineers
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-08-07
Anthropic is hiring for two chip-related roles: a Research Engineer for building RL environments to teach Claude chip design (RTL generation, verification, physical design optimization), paying $500k-$850k, and Silicon Engineers for designing Anthropic's own custom chips, paying $320k-$485k. Despite similar required skills (full ASIC/FPGA flow, RTL to tape-out, UVM/formal, physical design, PPA, DFT, EDA tools), the AI-teaching role commands significantly higher pay, highlighting Anthropic's strategic focus on automating chip design with AI.
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