Skill Profile

LLM Safety

This skill defines expectations across roles and levels.

Machine Learning & AI LLM & Generative AI

Roles

where this skill appears

Levels

structured growth path

Mandatory requirements

the other 5 optional

Machine Learning & AI

LLM & Generative AI

2/22/2026

Choose your current level and compare expectations. The items below show what to cover to advance to the next level.

What is Expected at Each Level

The table shows how skill depth grows from Junior to Principal. Click a row to see details.

Role	Required	Description
LLM Engineer		Knows LLM safety basics: jailbreaking, prompt injection, harmful content. Understands basic approaches to content filtering and safety classifiers for LLM applications.

Role	Required	Description
LLM Engineer		Independently implements safety pipelines: input/output filtering, guardrails (NeMo Guardrails, Guardrails AI), red-teaming. Configures content moderation and PII detection for production LLM.

Role	Required	Description
LLM Engineer		Designs comprehensive safety systems: multi-layer defense, adversarial robustness testing, dynamic safety policies. Develops custom safety classifiers and automated red-teaming frameworks.

Role	Required	Description
LLM Engineer		Defines LLM safety standards for the team. Establishes safety testing protocols, incident response for safety events, governance processes. Coordinates safety R&D and compliance.

Role	Required	Description
LLM Engineer		Shapes enterprise LLM safety strategy. Defines safety governance, compliance with AI regulations, and organization-wide safety standards. Mentors leads on advanced safety techniques and risk management.

Junior 1 requirements

LLM Engineer

Knows LLM safety basics: jailbreaking, prompt injection, harmful content. Understands basic approaches to content filtering and safety classifiers for LLM applications.

Middle 1 requirements

LLM Engineer

Independently implements safety pipelines: input/output filtering, guardrails (NeMo Guardrails, Guardrails AI), red-teaming. Configures content moderation and PII detection for production LLM.

Senior 1 requirements

LLM Engineer

Designs comprehensive safety systems: multi-layer defense, adversarial robustness testing, dynamic safety policies. Develops custom safety classifiers and automated red-teaming frameworks.

Lead / Staff 1 requirements

LLM Engineer

Defines LLM safety standards for the team. Establishes safety testing protocols, incident response for safety events, governance processes. Coordinates safety R&D and compliance.

Principal 1 requirements

LLM Engineer

Shapes enterprise LLM safety strategy. Defines safety governance, compliance with AI regulations, and organization-wide safety standards. Mentors leads on advanced safety techniques and risk management.

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