Staff Software Engineer, Android

at Anthropic

📍 New York City, United States
📍 San Francisco, United States
📍 Seattle, United States

USD 320,000-405,000 per year

SENIOR

✅ Hybrid

✅ Visa Sponsorship

Tech Stack
Tag name is followed by "@" symbol and proficiency level value. About proficiency levels:

1-2 — basic awareness. Minimal hands-on experience, and a rudimentary understanding of the technology's purpose;

3-6 — daily use. Comfortable and regular usage, capable of handling common tasks and challenges related to the technology;

7-9 — you are an expert, you can teach others, you know all the pitfalls and tricks;

10 — exceptional knowledge, comprehensive understanding, and adeptness in all aspects of the technology, including advanced problem-solving. Think twice before claiming or demanding such level.

AI @ 4 Android @ 6 Communication @ 7 Jetpack Compose @ 6 Kotlin @ 6 Machine Learning

Details

About the role

We’re looking for seasoned Android engineers to join our Claude mobile team and help build apps that harness the transformative power of advanced language models. Our mission is to unlock the potential of advanced AI through elegant, user-friendly mobile applications that put unprecedented capabilities at users' fingertips. You will work with a talented team of engineers, researchers, design and Product teams to design and implement key components of our products.

Responsibilities

Architect and implement cutting-edge Android applications
Develop novel solutions leveraging AI technologies
Optimize performance at all levels of the mobile stack
Champion best practices in mobile development
Obsessive attention to detail and app experience
Contribute to backend systems as neede

Requirements

Expertise in Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Android SDK and the broader Android ecosystem
Proficiency with the latest mobile platform capabilities and intricacies
Practical experience with full-stack development and comfort working with backend technologies
A track record of shipping impactful, high-adoption mobile applications
Strong communication and mentorship skills
Thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and enjoy working closely with cross functional partners and teammates

Preferred Qualifications

0-to-1 experience building successful products in early-stage environments
Experience building applications that utilize modern ML/AI technology
3D graphics, visual effects, and audio and video streaming on mobile
A vision for the future of human-machine interaction and a drive to make that vision a reality

Logistics

Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or 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.