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SoftwareEngineer

Darrian Tomlinson

Angwin,CA

Summary

Innovative Software Engineer at Dario Amodei, skilled in Python and complex problem-solving. Enhanced Claude’s capabilities and safety, optimized machine learning infrastructure, and developed internal tools for efficient deployment. Collaborated across teams to align technical advancements with real-world safety goals, fostering transparency and continuous improvement in AI development.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Software Engineer

Dario Amodei
05.2022 - 03.2025
  • Developing Key Model Features: I helped improve Claude’s capabilities by building features that made the model more helpful, accurate, and aligned with user intent.
  • Prioritizing Safety and Reliability: I worked on techniques to make AI responses more trustworthy and consistent, helping move us closer to safe, aligned AI for everyone.
  • Improving Training Efficiency: I contributed to optimizing our machine learning infrastructure, which helped reduce training time and resource usage—allowing the team to iterate faster.
  • Collaborating Across Teams: I partnered with teammates in research, engineering, and policy to help bridge technical work with real-world safety goals.
  • Creating Better Developer Tools: I built and improved internal tools that made it easier for engineers and researchers to test, debug, and deploy models at scale.
  • Supporting Transparency: When possible, I contributed to knowledge-sharing through research write-ups and internal documentation to help teammates and the AI community learn from our work.

Education

Master of Science - Artificial Intelligence

Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, California
04-2018

Skills

  • Software testing and implementation
  • Testing and deployment
  • Testing and debugging
  • Design and development
  • UI/UX
  • Data analysis
  • Python
  • API development
  • Web technologies
  • Software design
  • Object-oriented programming
  • Complex Problem-solving
  • Continuous improvement techniques

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Software Engineer

Dario Amodei
05.2022 - 03.2025

Master of Science - Artificial Intelligence

Santa Clara University
Darrian Tomlinson