Staff+ Software Engineer (Enterprise)

Location: Must be based in or able to work from San Francisco, CA or New York City, NY (Hybrid: 25%+ in-office required)

Salary: $405,000 - $485,000 USD

Company

Anthropic is an AI safety and research company dedicated to building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.

What you will do

• Define and drive multi-year technical strategy, including distributability and multi-cloud initiatives.
• Lead high-complexity engineering projects that span multiple teams and organizational boundaries.
• Serve as a primary technical decision-maker for architectural choices with org-wide impact.
• Partner with Inference, Platform, Infrastructure, and Customer Success teams to ensure enterprise readiness.
• Mentor and develop Staff-level engineers across the organization.
• Drive alignment across Product, GTM, and business stakeholders while addressing systemic technical risks.

Requirements

• 10+ years of engineering experience with a track record at Staff or Senior Staff level.
• Deep expertise in distributed systems and API architecture.
• Demonstrated experience shaping technical strategy for large-scale Cloud Service Providers or Enterprise SaaS.
• Strong domain expertise in enterprise security, identity, compliance, governance, and permissions.
• Ability to lead through influence and build trust across diverse technical and business teams.
• Must be authorized to work in the US (visa sponsorship available).

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Flexible working hours and generous vacation policy.
• Supportive environment with optional equity donation matching.
• Collaborative office spaces designed for team interaction.
• Focus on high-impact, long-term AI research and safety.