# Research Engineer, Chip Design RL (Reinforcement Learning)

Hiring organization: [Menlo Ventures Portfolio](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/menlo-ventures-portfolio)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/94e99e9e-0942-447f-86b3-373a331c8c62

Listed on Menlo Ventures Portfolio's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Location: New York, NY
- Salary: 500000 – 850000 USD per year

## Summary

Anthropic is seeking a Research Engineer to advance reinforcement learning for chip design, combining expertise in hardware design with AI training to help Claude models generate and optimize RTL and physical designs. The role suits experienced chip designers who want to bridge silicon expertise with cutting-edge AI research and can work across both research innovation and production deployment.

_Our summary, not Menlo Ventures Portfolio's wording._

## Skills named

Physical Design, Reinforcement Learning

## Required

- Expertise in ASIC or FPGA design
- Experience with RTL and design verification
- Knowledge of physical design tools and processes
- Experience taking chips from specification to silicon

## Nice to have

- Reinforcement learning or evaluations experience
- Chip design automation and tooling
- ML accelerator or high-performance compute hardware experience
- High-level synthesis or architecture simulator familiarity

Apply on Menlo Ventures Portfolio's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/anthropic/jobs/5231612008