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Staff Software Engineer, API Product (Several Teams Hiring)

About Anthropic

Anthropic's mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.

About the role

Anthropic is looking for a product-minded engineer to build a world-class developer experience for the Anthropic API. You'll build the tools to accelerate developers from idea to deployment. In particular, you'll help figure out how to leverage Claude to improve developer's usage of the API, such as generating and evaluating prompts. You'll collaborate closely with other product teams to bring Claude's current and future capabilities to developers.

We have multiple roles open on this team and are looking for experienced engineers at different stages in their career who are excited about this space and our mission.

Responsibilities

• Build out the frontend and backend for helping developers bring their applications to production
• Partner with partner teams to ensure new product features are integrated into the developer console in an intuitive way
• Use product sense to propose and implement improvements to the developer experience of using the API
• Work with researchers to understand new model capabilities and design unique products that help users maximize their use of the Anthropic API

You might be a good fit if you

• Have 7-10+ years building production full-stack software with a focus on usability
• Have strong communication skills and user empathy to understand needs
• Are an expert in modern web development stacks (React, Next.js, etc)
• Have demonstrated a strong product mindset and a focus on iterative product development
• Startup experience, building products from zero to one
• Experience building APIs and/or developer products for external developers

Strong candidates may also

• Have experience with React and frontend frameworks
• Have experience with REST APIs

Deadline to apply: None. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Location Preference: Preference will be given to candidates based in the SF or SEA areas as these positions are part of an SF-based team.

The expected salary range for this position is:

$320,000 - $405,000 USD

Logistics

Education requirements: We require at least a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.

Location-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices.

Visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas. If we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every single qualification. Not all strong candidates will meet every qualification as listed. We value diverse perspectives and strive to include a range of experiences on our team.

Why Anthropic?

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours, and a collaborative office environment. We encourage thoughtful collaboration with Claude to realize a shared vision for safe and beneficial AI.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic. Candidates will be considered on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business needs.