Staff Software Engineer - AI for Science (Flexible Hours)

AI Chopping Block; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 405,000 - 485,000; Full time

Job summary

Anthropic in San Francisco seeks a senior technical leader to shape Claude Science, an AI workbench for researchers, turning cutting-edge research into shipped products and robust architecture.

You will partner with research, product, and design to steer end-to-end experiences, own roadmap priorities, and guide teams toward reliable, scalable AI systems. This role demands strong leadership and hands-on engineering excellence.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience; experience in fast paced, research-to-product environments.
• Leadership experience at staff level or equivalent; ability to set technical direction with limited precedent.
• Experience building AI products and turning model capabilities into usable applications.
• Comfortable working with domain experts and translating learnings into engineering priorities.

Responsibilities

• Define and shape the product roadmap for Claude Science and related tools.
• Collaborate with researchers, product, and design to translate scientific workflows into shipped features.
• Lead cross‑functional teams to drive end‑to‑end researcher experiences and model improvements.
• Own the architectural decisions that influence production readiness and scalability.

Skills

Senior software engineer

Staff leadership

AI product experience

Cross-team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Anthropic in San Francisco seeks a senior technical leader to shape Claude Science, an AI workbench for researchers, turning cutting-edge research into shipped products and robust architecture.

You will partner with research, product, and design to steer end-to-end experiences, own roadmap priorities, and guide teams toward reliable, scalable AI systems. This role demands strong leadership and hands-on engineering excellence.