Staff Software Engineer, iOS

Anthropic; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 320,000 - 405,000; Full time

Job summary

Anthropic in New York is seeking an experienced iOS engineer to join our Claude mobile product team and build apps that harness the power of advanced language models. You will work with engineers, researchers, design and Product teams to design and implement key components of our products.

Join us to craft elegant, user-friendly mobile applications that deliver high adoption and performance, while collaborating across disciplines in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Expertise in Swift, UIKit, SwiftUI and iOS frameworks.
• Experience with full-stack development and backend tech.
• Track record shipping impactful, high-adoption mobile apps.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement cutting-edge iOS applications
• Develop novel AI-enabled solutions for mobile
• Optimize performance across the mobile stack
• Champion best practices in mobile development
• Ensure exceptional app experiences with attention to detail
• Contribute to backend systems as needed

Skills

Swift

UIKit

SwiftUI

iOS frameworks

Full-stack development

Backend technologies

Mobile apps shipping

Communication skills

Mentorship

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Field relevant to role

Job description

About Anthropic

Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.

About the role:

We're looking for seasoned iOS engineers to join our Claude mobile product team and help build apps that harness the transformative power of advanced language models. Our mission is to unlock the potential of advanced AI through elegant, user-friendly mobile applications that put unprecedented capabilities at users' fingertips. You will work with a talented team of engineers, researchers, design and Product teams to design and implement key components of our products. Join us in this exciting mission to transform how people engage with technology and unlock new realms of human potential.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect and implement cutting-edge iOS applications
• Develop novel solutions leveraging AI technologies
• Optimize performance at all levels of the mobile stack
• Champion best practices in mobile development
• Obsessive attention to detail and app experience
• Contribute to backend systems as needed

Minimum Qualifications:

• Expertise in Swift, UIKit, SwiftUI, and iOS frameworks
• Proficiency with the latest mobile platform capabilities and intricacies
• Practical experience with full-stack development and comfort working with backend technologies
• A track record of shipping impactful, high-adoption mobile applications
• Strong communication and mentorship skills
• Thrived in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and enjoy working closely with cross functional partners and teammates

Preferred Qualifications:

• 0-to-1 experience building successful products in early-stage environments
• Experience building applications that utilize modern ML/AI technology
• 3D graphics, visual effects, and audio and video streaming on mobile
• A vision for the future of human-machine interaction and a drive to make that vision a reality

The annual compensation range for this role is listed below.

For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role.

Annual Salary: $320,000 — $405,000 USD

Logistics

Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience

Required field of study: A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience

Minimum years of experience: Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position

Location-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices.

Visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas! However, we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate. But if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this.

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