Anthropic · 2 days ago
Applied AI Engineer, Startups
San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$280K/yr - $320K/yr
4+ years expAnthropic is a public benefit corporation focused on creating reliable and interpretable AI systems. The Applied AI Engineer on the Startups team will serve as a technical advisor to AI-native startups, helping them develop their products on the Claude Developer Platform through deep technical engagements and collaboration with engineering teams.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Serve as a deep technical advisor to high-potential startups, working alongside them to build innovative use cases that push the boundaries of AI
Work hands-on with startup engineering teams: pair programming, architecture reviews, and code contributions that accelerate their development
Develop prototypes and technical documentation—including evaluation suites, AI engineering techniques, and architecture diagrams—that enable startups to build and scale with Claude
Collaborate closely with Applied AI Architects to maintain context and continuity across customer engagements
Identify patterns across engagements and contribute insights back to Product, Engineering, and the broader Applied AI team
Create technical content for startup audiences including documentation, tutorials, and sample code
Foster community engagement through hackathons, webinars, technical office hours, and startup-focused events
Travel to customer sites for workshops, implementation support, and relationship building
Qualification
Required
4+ years of experience as a Software Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineer, or technical founder
Production experience building LLM-powered applications, including prompting, context engineering, agent architectures, evaluation frameworks, and deployment at scale
Strong programming skills with proficiency in Python and experience building production applications
Experience with startups or high-growth companies
Ability to context-switch across industries (healthcare, fintech, etc.) and use cases
Builder credibility that earns trust with technical founders and engineering teams—you've shipped products and can speak from experience
Strong technical communication skills with the ability to translate complex AI concepts into architectural decisions and actionable implementation plans
Experience facilitating technical workshops, hackathons, or developer-focused events
Passion for making powerful technology safe and beneficial
At least a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
Benefits
Equity and benefits
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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Trends of Total Sponsorships
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
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