Applied AI Architect for Startups — Scale Claude Solutions

Anthropic; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 240,000 - 315,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Equity donation matching

Generous vacation

Parental leave

Flexible working hours

Office space

Job summary

Anthropic is seeking an Applied AI Architect on the Startups team to partner with founders and engineers, helping startups build on the Claude Developer Platform as they scale. You will translate startup needs into robust, scalable architectures and guide technical evaluations.

You will collaborate with Account Executives and cross‑functional teams, design evaluation frameworks, and share best practices for deploying Claude. Willingness to travel to customer sites and events is expected.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years in technical customer-facing roles such as Solutions Architect, Sales Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineer, or founder-led sales experience.
• Experience with startups or high-growth tech companies and early-stage velocity.
• Strong builder credibility and ability to speak builders’ language and earn trust of startup teams.
• Deep technical proficiency in building and scaling AI products and practical Claude knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Account Executives to translate startup requirements into technical solutions.
• Win technical evaluations and help startups develop evaluation frameworks for Claude.
• Advise founders on architecture decisions and best practices for deploying Claude-powered systems.
• Gather insights on startup use cases and feed them back to Product and Engineering teams.
• Travel to customer sites, startup events, and industry conferences for workshops and deep dives.

Skills

Startup experience

Solutions Architect

Sales engineering

Technical founder

Python

Claude platform

LLM frameworks

Tools

Python

Claude Developer Platform

LLM frameworks

Job description

Anthropic is seeking an Applied AI Architect on the Startups team to partner with founders and engineers, helping startups build on the Claude Developer Platform as they scale. You will translate startup needs into robust, scalable architectures and guide technical evaluations.

You will collaborate with Account Executives and cross‑functional teams, design evaluation frameworks, and share best practices for deploying Claude. Willingness to travel to customer sites and events is expected.