Anthropic · 1 day ago
Staff Software Engineer, Platform
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$320K/yr - $405K/yr
6+ years expAnthropic is a public benefit corporation focused on creating reliable and interpretable AI systems. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their Product Foundations organization, where the role involves building and maintaining foundational platform components that enhance product development and accelerate the company's mission in AI safety and usability.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Build and scale platform components to handle Anthropic’s rapid growth
Design and architect platform components that are composable and deliver value for a variety of use cases
Collaborate closely with product teams to understand their needs and build platform capabilities that accelerate their feature delivery
Make build vs buy decisions, evaluating and implementing 3rd party solutions when most impactful
Set technical direction and vision for various product and platform features
Partner with research to quickly prototype and launch new capabilities based on research breakthroughs
Qualification
Required
Have 6+ years of practical experience as a backend or platform engineer building scalable distributed systems
Have strong coding skills and experience with service-oriented architectures
Have worked in early start-up or otherwise fast moving, rapidly evolving environments, and have ideally built products from 0 to 1
Take full ownership of your work, navigate ambiguity effectively, and proactively overcome obstacles to deliver results
Are comfortable diving into any part of the system, whether it's infrastructure, services, or product frontends, to deliver effective solutions
Enjoy working with a fast-paced team tackling cutting-edge problems in AI safety and conversational AI
Take a product-focused approach and care about building solutions that are robust, scalable, and easy to use
Enjoy pair programming (we love to pair!)
Have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or comparable experience
Preferred
Have worked with NLP and ML models and understand their capabilities and limitations
Have experience with REST APIs
Have experience with React and Frontend frameworks
Benefits
Equity
Benefits
Incentive compensation
Optional equity donation matching
Generous vacation and parental leave
Flexible working hours
Company
Anthropic
Anthropic is an AI research company that focuses on the safety and alignment of AI systems with human values.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (105)
2024 (13)
2023 (3)
2022 (4)
2021 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$33.74BKey Investors
Lightspeed Venture PartnersGoogleAmazon
2025-09-02Series F· $13B
2025-05-16Debt Financing· $2.5B
2025-03-03Series E· $3.5B
Leadership Team
Dario Amodei
CEO & Co-Founder
Daniela Amodei
President and co-founder
Recent News
2026-01-08
2026-01-08
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