Software Engineer, Staff: Applied AI

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Software Engineer, Staff: Applied AI in USA

Anthropic
Full time
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USA
10/07/2026
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Seattle, WA

Responsibilities

Build agent harnesses and research loops for literature review, hypothesis generation, simulation, analysis, and design iteration.
Integrate scientific-computing and simulation tools, including finite-element, CFD, electromagnetic, and molecular-modeling codes.
Design evaluations to assess the correctness and limitations of Claude’s work.
Work directly with scientists and engineers at partner organizations to define verifiable technical tasks and success criteria.
Prototype with partners, ship pilots into workflows, and turn successful engagements into shared tools, reusable components, and documented processes.
Communicate Claude’s performance, limitations, and tradeoffs to researchers, engineering leads, nontechnical stakeholders, and internal research and product teams.

Requirements

8+ years of experience building software with strong engineering fundamentals and comfort across data pipelines, tooling, and interfaces.
Experience building real systems with large language models, including agents, tool use, or evaluations.
Experience working on technical problems in a science or engineering field such as physics, materials, chemistry, electrical engineering, or mechanical engineering.
Track record of zero-to-one work in startup or startup-like environments.
Ability to work directly with expert users, understand their workflows, and focus on building the right system.
Strong judgment about verification and willingness to identify when results are insufficient.
Clear communication with researchers, engineers, and external partners, along with interest in societal impacts.
Preferred qualifications include an advanced degree or research experience in physical science or engineering, scientific computing and simulation, numerical methods, optimization, industrial R&D, national-lab or deep-tech experience, customer- or partner-facing software development, ML research, RL environments, or evaluation design.
Formal certifications or education credentials are not required, and candidates need not possess every listed skill or expertise in every scientific domain.

Benefits

Annual compensation range is $405,000–$485,000 USD.
Anthropic sponsors visas and states that, if it makes an offer, it will make every reasonable effort to obtain a visa, with immigration-lawyer support.
Hybrid policy currently expects staff to work from an Anthropic office at least 25% of the time, with some roles requiring more office time.
Benefits include competitive benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours, and office collaboration space.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis with no stated deadline.

Salary: $405k - $485k/yr

Anthropic

Anthropic builds AI systems that are reliable, interpretable, and steerable, with a commitment to ensuring their safety and benefit to users and society. Our work is driven by a dedicated team of researchers, engineers, and policy experts focused on the development of beneficial AI solutions.

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