Startup AI Architect – Claude Platform Builder

Fdetimes; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 240,000 - 315,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Job summary

Anthropic is seeking an Applied AI Architect for startups to be a trusted technical partner, helping teams build on the Claude Developer Platform as they scale. You will combine deep AI expertise with a builder mindset to design architectures and maximize Claude's value for early-stage products.

You’ll work with Sales, Product, and Engineering to guide startups from discovery through deployment, crafting evals and architectures that demonstrate Claude’s advantages.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in technical customer-facing roles such as Solutions Architect or Sales Engineer.
• Experience with startups or high-growth tech companies and early-stage velocity.
• Builder credibility as a software engineer or technical founder; speak builders’ language.
• Deep technical proficiency in building and scaling AI products and architectures.
• Hands-on experience deploying LLM-powered applications in production.

Responsibilities

• Partner with account teams to translate startup requirements into Claude-based solutions.
• Win technical evaluations by developing evaluation frameworks for Claude’s use cases.
• Provide technical credibility to founders and startup teams through architecture guidance.
• Gather insights on deployment patterns and feed back to product/engineering teams.
• Travel to customer sites and industry events for workshops and relationships.

Skills

Solutions Architect

Sales Engineer

Forward Deployed Engineer

Startup experience

Python

LLM frameworks

Technical credibility

AI product development

Technical communication

Customer-facing

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Anthropic is seeking an Applied AI Architect for startups to be a trusted technical partner, helping teams build on the Claude Developer Platform as they scale. You will combine deep AI expertise with a builder mindset to design architectures and maximize Claude's value for early-stage products.

You’ll work with Sales, Product, and Engineering to guide startups from discovery through deployment, crafting evals and architectures that demonstrate Claude’s advantages.