Senior Desktop Engineer – AI-Powered Claude App

Anthropic Limited; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 320,000 - 485,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation and benefits

Optional equity donation matching

Generous vacation and parental leave

Flexible working hours

Job summary

Anthropic Limited is seeking desktop app engineers to join the Claude product team and create native applications that leverage large language models. You will package AI capabilities into elegant desktop experiences, bridging Claude AI technology with intuitive interfaces on macOS and Windows.

The role emphasizes learning multiple languages and technologies, with a mix of native and web stacks. You will contribute to performance, deployment pipelines, and user‑facing features in a

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a software engineer with a focus on desktop applications.
• Practical experience with Electron and understanding of its architecture.
• Experience with native module development in C++ to extend app capabilities.
• Knowledge of macOS and Windows development patterns and tooling.
• Willingness to learn multiple languages and technologies for the best UX.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the core infrastructure and features in Claude.ai and in the Electron-based desktop app using a web stack (TypeScript, React).
• Use native code (Rust, Swift, C++) to bring advanced features to the desktop app, connecting Claude to macOS and Windows.
• Optimize application performance, memory usage, and startup time across platforms.
• Design and build robust update mechanisms and deployment pipelines.
• Create monitoring tools to track application performance and user experience.
• Build a strong intuition for how advanced LLMs could be most useful on your computer, augmenting humans in their work.

Skills

Desktop application development

Electron

TypeScript

React

C++

Rust

Swift

Cross-platform

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Electron

Rust

Swift

C++

TypeScript

React

Job description

Anthropic Limited is seeking desktop app engineers to join the Claude product team and create native applications that leverage large language models. You will package AI capabilities into elegant desktop experiences, bridging Claude AI technology with intuitive interfaces on macOS and Windows.

The role emphasizes learning multiple languages and technologies, with a mix of native and web stacks. You will contribute to performance, deployment pipelines, and user‑facing features in a