Senior Staff API Architect — Lead Large-Scale Claude API

Anthropic; New York (NY); On-site; USD 405,000 - 485,000; Full time

Job summary

Anthropic is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to lead technical strategy for the Claude Developer Platform team in New York. This role involves driving multi-year strategies, mentoring staff-level engineers, and making architectural decisions impacting multiple teams. Candidates should have 12+ years of experience in engineering, particularly in distributed systems and API architecture. The annual salary ranges from $405,000 to $485,000 USD.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of engineering experience at Staff or Senior Staff level.
• Experience shaping technical strategy for large-scale API platforms.
• Strong product instincts with a focus on API design.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive multi-year technical strategy for the Claude API.
• Lead high-complexity, high-impact engineering initiatives across teams.
• Serve as primary technical decision-maker for major architectural decisions.

Skills

Distributed systems

API architecture

Technical strategy development

Mentoring

Collaboration across org boundaries

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Python

TypeScript

FastAPI

React

GCP

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

PostgreSQL

Feature Flagging

Prometheus

Grafana

Datadog

Job description

Anthropic is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to lead technical strategy for the Claude Developer Platform team in New York. This role involves driving multi-year strategies, mentoring staff-level engineers, and making architectural decisions impacting multiple teams. Candidates should have 12+ years of experience in engineering, particularly in distributed systems and API architecture. The annual salary ranges from $405,000 to $485,000 USD.