Engineering Manager, Claude Code

Details

Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. The Claude Code Engineering Manager will help scale the Claude Code team, combining hands-on engineering (writing and reviewing production code) with people leadership. This role sits at the intersection of product, research, and engineering and focuses on building developer-facing AI tools while ensuring security, code quality, and scalable architecture.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain core features across Claude Code's full stack; spend the majority of effort writing and reviewing code.
• Lead and develop the Claude Code engineering team: hiring, performance management, career development, and fostering team culture.
• Partner with another engineering manager to align cross-team priorities and coordinate distributed engineering efforts.
• Prioritize and develop capabilities that address common enterprise customer needs across multiple use cases; engage with customers to understand their needs.
• Work closely with researchers, product managers, and designers to translate user needs and research insights into robust technical solutions.
• Stay deeply connected to the developer experience by actively using Claude Code and engaging with internal and external users; maintain expertise in modern development environments, tools, and workflows.
• Ensure high code quality, robust testing, and scalable architecture while balancing rapid iteration with long-term maintainability and security requirements.
• Maintain clean development workflows, simple onboarding, and efficient paths from development to production.

Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, including 2+ years in engineering management or technical leadership roles.
• Comfortable writing production code and shipping complex features from concept to deployment.
• Strong technical skills across modern web technologies, cloud infrastructure, and distributed systems.
• Experience working with enterprise customers and translating their needs into scalable product features.
• Ability to work in ambiguous, fast-paced environments and balance multiple priorities while keeping the team focused.
• Passion for developer tools and deep familiarity with IDEs, development workflows, and what makes engineers productive.
• Commitment to technical excellence and pragmatic delivery—knowing when to build for long term vs. ship quickly.
• Education requirement: at least a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.

Strong candidates may also have experience with

• Project management for extremely fast-moving projects
• Mentoring junior team members and performance management
• Leading cross-functional initiatives and influencing across organizational boundaries
• Public speaking or presenting technical content
• Client-facing communication
• Building widely-used developer tools (especially CLIs)
• Implementing continuous improvement processes
• Performance optimization and troubleshooting
• Evaluating and testing new technologies and coding products

Logistics & Other Details

• Locations: New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA (United States).
• Location-based hybrid policy: staff expected to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time; some roles may require more on-site time.
• Visa sponsorship: Anthropic does sponsor visas and retains immigration counsel; sponsorship may not be available for every role/candidate but reasonable efforts will be made if an offer is extended.
• Salary range: $320,000 - $485,000 USD annually.
• Anthropic highlights collaborative, research-driven culture and values communication and diverse perspectives.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Optional equity donation matching
• Generous vacation and parental leave
• Flexible working hours and attractive office spaces

We encourage applicants who may not meet every single qualification to apply.