Staff+ Software Engineer, Backend at Anthropic

On-site - San Francisco, CA; New York City, NY; Seattle, WA

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Anthropic is seeking experienced product‑oriented backend engineers to own and scale the systems that support our APIs and user experiences. The role involves driving architectural decisions, leading technical teams, and translating advanced model capabilities into reliable, high‑throughput production services.

Requirements

Skills

  • 8+ years of relevant experience as a backend or product engineer
  • Track record of leading complex, multi-month projects or teams as a tech lead or equivalent
  • Strong coding fundamentals

Responsibilities

  • Own backend systems that power user experiences across Anthropic’s API, Claude Code, and Claude.ai
  • Scope complex, multi-month projects and drive alignment with product, engineering, and research teams
  • Make architectural decisions that impact reliability, scalability, and efficiency of large-scale services
  • Lead peers through technical and product decisions and translate model improvements into shipped products
  • Design processes to help teams operate effectively and avoid repeat failures
  • Maintain hands‑on involvement with code and models

Technologies

APIbackend systemsintegrations

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