My path from astrophysics postdoc to Anthropic – Evan Anders — Researcher @ Anthropic. All views my own.
Summary I provide some info about my path from astrophysics postdoc to Anthropic Individual Contributor (IC). This includes some narrative, some details of what I focused on for upskilling, and som…
My path from astrophysics postdoc to Anthropic – Evan Anders — Researcher @ Anthropic. All views my own. Skip to content My path from astrophysics postdoc to Anthropic April 2, 2026 · Life Experiences and Advice Summary I provide some info about my path from astrophysics postdoc to Anthropic Individual Contributor (IC). This includes some narrative, some details of what I focused on for upskilling, and some retrospective advice for how other people can make a similar change. Broadly, I recommend the following: Build your coding skills. Know your algorithms, and learn how to contrib
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