Applied AI Architect, International Policy
About this role
Professionals who thrive at the intersection of public policy and technical execution will find a natural home in this position at Anthropic. As part of the International Policy Applied AI team, staff members operate as trusted technical advisors to governments, AI Safety Institutes, and multilateral institutions. The group focuses on helping external partners understand frontier artificial intelligence, test capabilities, and apply models to public missions with a high standard of safety.
Daily responsibilities involve collaborating closely with internal policy, product, research, and engineering departments to guide partner adoption. Practitioners build prototypes, evaluation suites, and technical onboarding programs that demonstrate how Claude supports objectives like cyber defense. Success in the role requires strong communication skills to bridge technical concepts for diverse audiences, alongside an ability to navigate ambiguity and travel internationally for stakeholder meetings.
What you will do
- Act as a primary technical advisor for senior officials in partner governments, AISIs, and international institutions by briefing them on frontier artificial intelligence capabilities.
- Partner closely with the internal policy team to understand individual partner goals and requirements.
- Develop demos, pilots, prototypes, and evaluation suites that show how Claude can support public missions such as cyber defense.
- Lead technical onboarding, enablement, and hands-on workshops for partner institutions including national cybersecurity agencies.
- Guide the setup, architecture, and integration of external partners as they build with Claude Code and the Claude API.
- Act as the voice of international partners to ensure product and research teams deliver needed capabilities.
- Travel internationally to partner institutions for senior leader meetings, technical enablement, and relationship building.
What you need
- Bring four or more years of experience as a customer engineer, forward deployed engineer, sales engineer, solutions architect, or cybersecurity engineer working with governments or the public sector.
- Demonstrate experience in technology policy, artificial intelligence safety, cybersecurity, or international affairs.
- Show the ability to design novel solutions for technical platforms in developing mission areas.
- Possess strong technical aptitude, including proficiency in at least one programming language with a preference for Python.
- Understand large language model fundamentals and how artificial intelligence models are evaluated and tested for safety.
- Demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal skills to convey complicated topics to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- Optional equity donation matching
- Generous vacation and parental leave
- Flexible working hours
Skills and tech stack
Questions candidates ask
What is the hybrid work policy?
The position follows a location-based hybrid policy where staff are expected to be in one of the offices at least 25% of the time, though some roles may require more office presence.
What is the compensation range for this role?
The annual salary range for this position is $240,000 to $315,000 USD.
Is visa sponsorship available?
Anthropic does sponsor visas and retains an immigration lawyer to help, though they cannot successfully sponsor visas for every role and candidate.
Where are the office locations for this position?
This role is based in San Francisco, CA, New York City, NY, or Washington, DC.