Staff Software Engineer, Environments Infrastructure
About this role
The Staff Software Engineer, Environments Infrastructure position at Anthropic involves building and maintaining reinforcement learning systems in San Francisco, CA or New York City, NY. This role is well-suited for an experienced software developer with deep Python expertise who wants to productionize cutting-edge AI research.
Role Overview
Anthropic is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to join the AI Research and Engineering department. This role focuses on building and maintaining the infrastructure that improves Claude's capabilities through reinforcement learning. Team members embed directly with research groups, learn their workflows, and design robust frameworks and APIs that help researchers operate faster. The work involves keeping production reinforcement learning runs healthy, monitoring systems, and preventing silent failures through careful design.
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About the Company
Anthropic operates as a public benefit corporation dedicated to creating reliable, interpretable, and steerable artificial intelligence systems that remain safe and beneficial for society. The organization functions as a single cohesive team tackling large-scale empirical science efforts rather than smaller isolated puzzles. Employees benefit from a highly collaborative environment focused on long-term safety and interpretability research directions.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should visit the official Anthropic careers page to review open positions and submit their applications securely.
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What locations is this role available in?
This position is based in San Francisco, CA or New York City, NY, operating under a location-based hybrid policy where staff are expected in an office at least 25% of the time.
What is the salary range for the Staff Software Engineer position?
The annual salary range is $405,000 to $605,000 USD.
Does Anthropic provide visa sponsorship for this role?
Yes, Anthropic sponsors visas and retains an immigration lawyer to assist candidates who receive an offer, though sponsorship cannot be guaranteed for every applicant.
What core technical skills are required?
Candidates must have deep expertise in Python, strong API and framework design skills, experience with stateful distributed systems, and a habit of rigorous verification.
What does the Environments team do at Anthropic?
The Environments organization builds and maintains the infrastructure and frameworks that improve Claude's capabilities through reinforcement learning, helping to productionize ongoing AI research.