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Senior Software Engineer, Search

at Anthropic
📍 New York City, United States
📍 San Francisco, United States
📍 Seattle, United States
SENIOR
✅ Hybrid

SCRAPED

Used Tools & Technologies

Not specified

Required Skills & Competences ?

Go @ 7 Python @ 7 Java @ 7 Algorithms @ 4 Distributed Systems @ 6 Communication @ 7

Details

Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. The Search team is building a scalable, efficient search platform to power Claude's ability to access and retrieve information. In this role you will design and implement core search systems from the ground up and work closely with engineers and researchers to improve search quality and efficiency.

Responsibilities

  • Work with a small, senior team of engineers and researchers to build Anthropic’s search platform from scratch
  • Establish metrics and tooling to measure and improve search quality
  • Enhance search algorithms and indexing mechanisms to boost search accuracy and efficiency
  • Design and implement core search systems and indexing/retrieval pipelines

Requirements

  • 5+ years building complex distributed systems in production
  • Solid grasp of search fundamentals: indexing, retrieval, ranking
  • Strong coding skills in Python, Go, Java, or similar languages
  • Hands-on experience with high-volume data processing architectures
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience (minimum requirement)

Logistics

  • Locations listed: San Francisco, CA; New York City, NY; Seattle, WA
  • Location-based hybrid policy: staff are expected to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time (some roles may require more time in office)
  • Visa sponsorship: Anthropic does sponsor visas and retains immigration counsel to support hires when possible

Benefits & Culture

  • Competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours, and office space for collaboration
  • Emphasis on collaborative research, high-impact AI work, and strong communication skills
  • Encouragement to apply even if you do not meet every qualification

How we work

  • We focus on large-scale research efforts and value impact over smaller, more specific puzzles. Frequent research discussions and cross-disciplinary collaboration are core to the team.