Latest AI JobsBrowse Jobs
Anthropic logo

Staff+ Software Engineer, Claude Managed Agents

AnthropicSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NYEngineering & Design - Product
Apply on company site
Salary
Not listed
Job type
Full-time
Posted
20 Aug 2026
Status
Open · checked 7d ago

About this role

Role Overview

The Staff+ Software Engineer, Claude Managed Agents role at Anthropic is a senior engineering position based in San Francisco, CA or New York City, NY. This opportunity suits experienced backend and distributed systems professionals who want to shape the future of hosted AI agent infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

Scale the platform by designing and operating durable session and event storage, sandbox orchestration, streaming, scheduling, and multi-tenant isolation.
Evolve the agent harness in collaboration with research teams, building evaluation infrastructure to measure harness quality against research baselines and real customer workloads.
Help builders maximize Claude's potential by shipping capabilities like outcome-driven execution, multi-agent orchestration, memory, and observability.
Design robust APIs that outlast their implementations, creating clean interfaces across APIs, SDKs, and CLIs.

Requirements

Minimum of 8 years of practical experience as a backend, distributed systems, or infrastructure engineer.
Demonstrated experience building and operating stateful, long-running, or high-throughput production systems such as workflow orchestration, streaming, storage, or container orchestration.
Strong product sense with the ability to treat API design as a craft and execute product strategy alongside cross-functional partners.
Comfortable navigating ambiguity with a strong background in 0 to 1 work within early-stage or mature environments.
Practical experience using Claude or other AI tools as a core part of the software development process.
Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and professional experience in a relevant field of study.

Nice to Have

Built or contributed to an agent harness, agent framework, or LLM orchestration layer.
Worked on an AI or ML platform at an AI lab or AI-native product company, or led the adoption of AI-driven development.
Built evaluation or benchmarking infrastructure for LLM or agent systems.
Experience with durable execution, workflow engines, sandboxed code execution, or container runtimes.
Shipped public developer platforms, APIs, or SDKs used by external developers at scale.

Skills and Tools

Backend and distributed systems engineering
Workflow orchestration and streaming
Container runtimes and sandboxed execution
API and SDK design
LLM technologies and agent harnesses

Salary and Benefits

Annual base salary range of $405,000 to $485,000 USD.
Competitive compensation and benefits package including optional equity donation matching.
Generous vacation and parental leave policies.
Flexible working hours and access to a collaborative office space with a location-based hybrid policy requiring at least 25% in-office time.
Visa sponsorship support provided when applicable.

About the Company

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation focused on building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems that remain safe and beneficial for society. Operating as a collaborative and cohesive team, the organization views AI research as an empirical science akin to physics and biology, tackling large-scale challenges in artificial intelligence.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit their application directly on the official Anthropic careers page.

Skills and tech stack

LLM

Questions candidates ask

What is the location for the Staff+ Software Engineer position?

The role is based in San Francisco, CA or New York City, NY, with a hybrid policy requiring staff to be in the office at least 25% of the time.

What is the salary range for this role?

The annual base salary ranges from $405,000 to $485,000 USD.

How many years of experience are required?

Candidates must have a minimum of 8 years of practical experience as a backend, distributed systems, or infrastructure engineer.

Does Anthropic offer visa sponsorship for this position?

Yes, Anthropic sponsors visas and works with an immigration lawyer to assist candidates when an offer is made.

What educational background is required?

A Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience in a relevant field is required.

Ready to apply?

The application is on the official Anthropic careers page.

Apply on company site