Staff+ Software Engineer, Platform Distribution

Anthropic$405K — $485K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum 8 years of experience as a backend/platform engineer in scalable distributed systems, preferably at tech lead level.
  • Product-focused mindset with a commitment to building user-friendly, robust solutions.
  • Experience managing large-scale infrastructure systems and leading cross-team projects independently.
  • Extensive knowledge of cloud infrastructure (GCP, AWS, or Azure) and Enterprise SaaS in regulated environments.
  • Strong ownership of the entire work lifecycle from design to deployment and operations.
  • Proficiency in programming languages like Python, Go, or Rust.

Responsibilities

  • Transform the Claude API into a cloud-native managed product for various cloud service platforms.
  • Collaborate with internal teams (Infrastructure, Systems, Networking) on cross-cloud features and solutions.
  • Develop next-generation enterprise enablement features for regulated customers.
  • Ensure the security, compliance, and scalability of the platform for enterprise use.
  • Integrate closely with cloud service providers to enhance cloud platform offerings.

Benefits

  • Visa sponsorship available for successful candidates.
  • Hybrid work policy requires staff to be in the office at least 25% of the time.
  • Encouragement for candidates from underrepresented groups to apply, promoting a diverse team environment.
  • Emphasis on the importance of safety and caution against scams in the application process.
Full Job Description
About the role

The Claude Platform is growing rapidly and serves developers and enterprises at scale. Reaching the next tier of enterprise customers requires transforming how and where we deploy it, as well as the set of features we support out of the box.

The Distribution team owns that transformation: making the Claude API a cloud-native, managed product that runs wherever our customers need it, cross-cloud and on Anthropic's own infrastructure, with the enterprise-grade security, compliance, and operational capabilities to support it. This work is split across to major workstreams that are covered in the next section, and we need your help across both.
What you'll do

Claude Platform on the Clouds: You will make the Claude Platform a best in class offering on the Cloud Service Provider's platform (AWS, GCP, Azure), by bringing our API, control plane and Anthropic features through the provider's front door. You'll do cross-cutting work across the clouds and also have the opportunity to go deeper with CSPs on native integrations across a range of deep technical problems at unprecedented scale. You'll get to collaborate across the company with teams such as Infrastructure, Systems, Networking, Databases, Inference and more.

Enterprise Readiness: You'll make our platform even more suitable for Enterprise, shipping next gen enterprise enablement features that unblock our next wave of regulated customers or enable our existing ones to scale further. You'll do so in an Enterprise SaaS context, with a specific focus on enterprise growth, security and compliance, with features ranging from key management & encryption, audit APIs, usage visibility, access control, and international data residency. You'll also partner closely with core teams across the company, as well as collaborate with CSPs to make these available on our cloud platforms.
You might be a good fit if you:
  • Have a minimum of 8 years of practical experience as a backend or platform engineer building scalable distributed systems, ideally operating at tech lead level or equivalent
  • Take a product-focused approach to platform work and care about building solutions that are robust, scalable, and easy to adopt by our customers
  • Own large-scale infrastructure systems and lead ambiguous, cross-team technical projects from design through production and can do so independently.
  • Have experience with cloud infrastructure (GCP, AWS, or Azure) at scale and/or Enterprise SaaS experience in a multi-tenant context, with background in security, compliance or data residency for regulated or sovereign cloud environments.
  • Take full ownership of your work-from design through deployment and operations
  • Are proficient in Python, Go, Rust, or similar systems language

Deadline to apply: None. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Location Preference: Preference will be given to candidates based in NY or the Bay Area given the current location of team.

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:

$405,000-$485,000 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.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification. Not all strong candidates will meet every single qualification as listed. Research shows that people who identify as being from underrepresented groups are more prone to experiencing imposter syndrome and doubting the strength of their candidacy, so we urge you not to exclude yourself prematurely and to submit an application if you're interested in this work. We think AI systems like the ones we're building have enormous social and ethical implications. We think this makes representation even more important, and we strive to include a range of diverse perspectives on our team.

Your safety matters to us. To protect yourself from potential scams, remember that Anthropic recruiters only contact you from [redacted].com email addresses. In some cases, we may partner with vetted recruiting agencies who will identify themselves as working on behalf of Anthropic. Be cautious of emails from other domains. Legitimate Anthropic recruiters will never ask for money, fees, or banking information before your first day. If you're ever unsure about a communication, don't click any links-visit anthropic.com/careers directly for confirmed position openings.

About Anthropic

Anthropic is an artificial intelligence research lab that focuses on developing AI systems that are safe, reliable, and trustworthy. The company was founded in 2019 by Dr. Yoshua Bengio, a leading AI researcher and winner of the Turing Award. Anthropic's research is focused on developing AI systems that can learn from small amounts of data, reason about complex systems, and interact with humans in a natural way. The company is based in New York City and has a team of experienced AI researchers and engineers.
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50 employees
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Founded
2019

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