About the job
About Anthropic
At Anthropic, we are dedicated to developing AI systems that are not only safe but also interpretable and steerable. Our mission is to ensure that AI serves the best interests of our users and society at large. Our rapidly growing team comprises passionate researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders, all collaborating to create beneficial AI technologies.
About the Role:
We are seeking skilled software engineers to join our Platform team. This team is responsible for building the essential foundations that enhance product development across Anthropic. We manage the infrastructure and systems that teams rely on for reliable and scalable deployment to both internal users and hundreds of thousands of external clients worldwide.
In this role, you will independently define and scope complex, multi-month projects, fostering cross-organizational alignment in ambiguous problem areas. Your architectural decisions will significantly influence the way Anthropic develops and scales its products. You will collaborate closely with research teams to transform cutting-edge capabilities into market-ready solutions, ensuring a lasting impact on our platforms that serve both internal and external engineering teams.
Multiple teams are actively hiring, and team assignments will be determined post-interview based on your skills, interests, and the needs of the organization. This flexible approach helps us align talented engineers with backend product initiatives where they can make the most significant impact and experience growth.
Your Responsibilities:
Platform Acceleration: You will enhance developer productivity for product engineers at Anthropic. This includes architecting and optimizing critical development infrastructure that fuels our AI product development, encompassing development environments, observability, and CI/CD pipelines. You will work closely with product teams to understand their workflows and eliminate friction points, resulting in a profound multiplier effect across the product organization, thus accelerating our mission.
Service Infrastructure: You will build and maintain the core infrastructure that supports Anthropic's engineering efforts, ranging from service mesh and observability systems to deployment pipelines and shared libraries. Your contributions will empower product teams to construct and operate reliable services at scale, positioning you as a critical force multiplier within the company.
Multicloud: You will develop and sustain the infrastructure that allows Anthropic to function seamlessly across various cloud providers, focusing on cloud-agnostic solutions that enhance our operational efficiency.

