Staff Software Engineer - AI Tooling & Developer Experience

Worky; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 320,000 - 625,000; Full time

Job summary

Anthropic is seeking a Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain AI-powered developer tools and infrastructure. The role requires expertise in React, modern patterns, and hands-on experience with large language models and prompt engineering.

You will collaborate with researchers and engage with developers to improve tools and user experience, while exploring Python notebooks, VS Code plug-ins, and containerized environments.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional experience.
• Expert in React development with modern patterns (hooks, context, suspense).
• Hands-on experience with large language models and prompt engineering.
• Experience building and maintaining developer tools.
• Familiarity with AI safety/compliance considerations.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable features and infrastructure for AI-powered development tools.
• Engage with developers to gather insights and improve user experience.
• Collaborate with researchers to improve model capabilities through shared tools and evals.
• Experiment with new tools and techniques, tracking enhancements to existing ones.
• Contribute across the stack from front-end UI to back-end infrastructure to deliver new features and fix bugs.
• Explore areas like Python notebooks, VS Code plug-ins, and containerized environments.

Skills

React development

Performance optimization

Full stack

Prompt engineering

LLM tooling

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

VS Code

TypeScript

Job description

Anthropic is seeking a Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain AI-powered developer tools and infrastructure. The role requires expertise in React, modern patterns, and hands-on experience with large language models and prompt engineering.

You will collaborate with researchers and engage with developers to improve tools and user experience, while exploring Python notebooks, VS Code plug-ins, and containerized environments.