@nash_su: What kind of engineers does Anthropic hire? Quite an interesting analysis: - Median experience 12.2 years, 53% joined less than a year ago, new graduates almost zero (only 50/1680 with <3 years experience) - Largest talent source: Google (405), far ahead of Meta (273), Amazon (…
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Analyzes the characteristics of engineers Anthropic hires, including median experience of 12.2 years, mainly from Google and FAANG companies, only 13.7% have PhDs, infrastructure background accounts for 40%, etc., reflecting Anthropic's preference for senior engineering talent.
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An interesting analysis of what kind of engineers Anthropic hires:
- Median experience 12.2 years, 53% joined less than 1 year ago, almost zero new grads (only 50/1680 people with <3 years experience)
- Largest talent source: Google (405 people), far ahead of Meta (273), Amazon (197); FAANG background accounts for 50%
- Only 13.7% hold a PhD; typical engineer has a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, not a research scientist
- Infrastructure background accounts for 40%; Python/Java/C++ are the top three skills, RL only 3.3%
- Early career exceptions: MIT/IOI medalists / Codeforces 2900+, entering via quantitative trading or alignment scholarships
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