Software Engineer, Biology & Life Sciences

Details

Anthropic is seeking an exceptional Software Engineer to join the Life Science team and work at the intersection of cutting-edge AI and the biological sciences. The team builds robust, scalable systems for high-volume production workloads and focuses on accelerating progress in life sciences from early discovery through translation. As a founding member of this team you will prototype new products and features, implement production-ready infrastructure, and collaborate closely with researchers and domain experts to translate biological requirements into reliable technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop deep understanding of critical workflows in life science and build novel AI solutions to address the needs of biologists and life science professionals
• Rapidly prototype novel products and product features
• Create intuitive interfaces that enable scientists to effectively utilize AI tools for discovery and analysis
• Collaborate with domain experts to translate complex biological requirements into technical implementations
• Work closely with research including post-training to ensure Claude is capable of enabling complex workflows in these areas
• Build resilient, production-ready systems that can scale to meet demanding computational requirements while ensuring data integrity and security

Requirements

• 7+ years of practical experience building production full-stack software with a focus on usability
• Experience with data analysis and experimentation frameworks
• Data-driven approach to problem solving; ability to identify patterns and opportunities in user behavior and metrics
• Ability to rapidly prototype and iterate on product ideas
• Strong collaboration skills; experience working with cross-functional partners (researchers, domain experts)
• Commitment to high ethical standards when applying AI to scientific discovery
• Education: At least a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience

Strong candidates may also have:

• Experience integrating and working with AI/ML models and understanding their capabilities, particularly for scientific use cases
• Startup experience, particularly in building products from zero to one

Benefits & Logistics

• Annual base salary range: $300,000 - $320,000 USD
• Total compensation includes equity, benefits, and may include incentive compensation
• Anthropic offers competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours, and an office space for collaboration
• Location-based hybrid policy: staff are expected to be in one of Anthropic's offices at least 25% of the time
• Visa sponsorship: Anthropic does sponsor visas, though not all roles or candidates can be successfully sponsored; they retain an immigration lawyer to assist when an offer is made

Other

• Anthropic emphasizes working as a single cohesive team on large-scale research efforts and values communication skills. The role involves collaborating with world-class AI researchers and engineers to translate innovative ideas into reliable production systems.