Staff Software Engineer, AI Coding Eval & Infrastructure

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

Job summary

Anthropic is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead technical direction within the Claude Code team. In this senior role, you’ll partner closely with researchers and take full ownership of crucial systems, influencing architectural decisions and mentoring colleagues.

The role requires 10+ years in software engineering with expertise in complex systems architecture and a passion for AI research. Competitive salary range between $405,000—$485,000 USD and a flexible hybrid work policy present significant opportunity.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with a track record as a Staff or Principal engineer.
• Experience architecting and owning complex high-stakes systems.
• Strong product intuition combined with technical expertise.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction for evaluation systems and internal tooling.
• Architect frameworks to measure model capabilities in diverse tasks.
• Mentor and support other engineers on the team.

Skills

Software engineering

Complex systems architecture

Mentoring engineers

High-performance environments

Python

TypeScript

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Job description

Anthropic is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead technical direction within the Claude Code team. In this senior role, you’ll partner closely with researchers and take full ownership of crucial systems, influencing architectural decisions and mentoring colleagues.

The role requires 10+ years in software engineering with expertise in complex systems architecture and a passion for AI research. Competitive salary range between $405,000—$485,000 USD and a flexible hybrid work policy present significant opportunity.