Senior+ Software Engineer, Legal Tech
About this role
Engineers who thrive in self-directed environments and enjoy untangling complex legal and technical requirements will find a strong fit on this team. Anthropic's Legal Tech unit creates custom infrastructure and guidance for novel technical matters, helping the company meet its obligations while keeping Claude at the forefront of AI development.
Members of this group build dedicated, highly secure cloud environments and large-scale data processing systems. Daily responsibilities include designing dependable storage capabilities, partnering closely with counsel and internal teams on Privacy and Security, and translating abstract legal requirements into verifiable technical architectures against fixed deadlines.
What you will do
- Build and operate dedicated cloud infrastructure, storage, and data pipelines for specialized workloads.
- Design architectures with security, privacy, reliability, scalability, and auditability baked in.
- Partner with internal customer teams to translate requirements into sound approaches and realistic timelines.
- Deliver against fixed deadlines while supporting complex and novel legal requests on controlled infrastructure.
- Pair with engineering teams across the company to extend existing infrastructure to support new workflows.
- Work with nontechnical stakeholders to clarify their needs through responsive dialogue.
What you need
- Experience designing, building, and operating highly trusted infrastructure and data systems in production.
- Experience working across large, complex, multi-team environments, including unfamiliar stacks and code.
- Ability to take ownership of a cloud account and secure it end to end on AWS and/or GCP.
- Ability to translate legal and privacy requirements into sound technical designs and implementations.
- A habit of verifying rather than assuming by designing checks for invariants.
- Self-directed execution in a high-change environment with the ability to resequence quickly when needs emerge.
Nice to have
- Software engineering experience with an infrastructure, data, privacy, and/or security focus
- Proficiency with large-scale data tooling such as distributed processing, lakehouse table formats, and query engines
- Understanding of data processing pipelines, LLM training, and provenance and lineage
- Experience with secure enclaves, confidential computing, clean rooms, or other purpose-built environments for sensitive data
- Background in eDiscovery, litigation support, or records retention at scale
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- Optional equity donation matching
- Generous vacation
- Generous parental leave
- Flexible working hours
- Lovely office space for collaboration
Skills and tech stack
Questions candidates ask
What is the location and remote policy for this role?
The role is remote-friendly with required travel, and positions are based out of San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA, or New York City, NY. Staff are expected to be in one of the offices at least 25% of the time, though some roles may require more time in office.
What is the compensation range for this position?
The annual salary range for this position is $320,000 to $485,000 USD.
Will visa sponsorship be provided?
Visa sponsorship is available, and an immigration lawyer is retained to assist if an offer is made.