Staff+ Software Engineer, Developer Experience

at Anthropic

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

USD 405,000-485,000 per year

SENIOR

✅ Hybrid

✅ Visa Sponsorship

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

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API Leadership @ 4 Mentoring @ 6 React @ 6 Technical Leadership @ 4 TypeScript @ 6

Details

Anthropic’s Developer Experience team builds the surfaces developers use to interact with the Claude Platform, including the Console, documentation platform, SDKs, and CLI. The team focuses on making the platform easy to adopt, trustworthy for critical applications, and accessible to both human developers and coding agents.

Responsibilities

Developer Experience Core

Drive the technical direction of the Console and documentation platform.
Work with product and design from problem definition through launch.
Establish platform patterns and standards used by internal teams building features on the Console.

SDKs and CLI

Own SDKs across seven languages and the Claude Platform CLI.
Partner with API teams to ensure new platform capabilities are delivered as idiomatic, ergonomic SDK features on day one.
Drive code generation, testing, and release pipelines that keep SDKs across seven languages consistent and shipping quickly.

Requirements

At least 8 years of practical full-stack engineering experience.
Ideally, at least 2 years operating at a Staff or equivalent technical leadership level.
Experience leading the design and delivery of complex, developer-facing products across the full stack.
Technical expertise in modern frontend and backend development, with demonstrated depth in languages and frameworks such as React and TypeScript.
A product-focused approach to building robust, scalable, and easy-to-use solutions.
Experience working in early-stage startup or rapidly evolving environments; experience building products from 0 to 1 is preferred.
Commitment to mentoring and supporting the growth of peers.
Experience driving cross-team and cross-organization alignment and shipping impactful work through influence.
Experience establishing engineering standards, component architectures, and development best practices.
Ability to navigate ambiguity and deliver high-quality products in fast-paced environments.
A bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. The field of study should be relevant to the role through coursework, training, or professional experience.

Benefits

Annual compensation range of $405,000–$485,000 USD.
Hybrid policy requiring staff to work from one of Anthropic’s offices at least 25% of the time, with some roles potentially requiring more office time.
Visa sponsorship and immigration lawyer support are available, subject to role and candidate eligibility.
Competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours, and office collaboration space.