Anthropic
Applied AI Architect, Public Sector (Federal Civilan)
$275K–$315K
San Francisco, CA +2 · Full-time · Posted Oct 22, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
New York City, NY
Washington, District of Columbia, United States - Experience
- 5+ years in technical customer-facing roles. The posting also states that required years will correlate with internal job-level requirements.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience; relevant field of study demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship is available, but not guaranteed for every role or candidate; the company says it will make every reasonable effort to obtain a visa after an offer.
About the job
Serves as a pre-sales technical advisor to federal civilian agencies, helping them evaluate, architect, and deploy Claude solutions safely and effectively.
What you'll do
- Translate agency requirements into technical solutions and guide customers from discovery and evaluation through deployment.
- Advise on Claude integrations, scalable architectures, and evaluation frameworks; support Claude Code, the Claude API, and Claude for Enterprise.
- Deliver technical and business-focused presentations, coordinate with internal teams, and share integration insights with Product and Engineering.
What they ask for
- Prior experience working with US federal agencies.
- 5+ years in technical customer-facing roles, such as Solutions Architect, Sales Engineer, or Technical Account Manager.
- Experience with complex buying cycles, scalable cloud architectures, and enterprise integrations.
- Familiarity with Python.
Nice to have
- Security clearance is a plus, but not required.
- Familiarity with common LLM frameworks and tools, or a background in machine learning or data science.
Pay
$275,000 — $315,000 USD OTE (includes target sales commissions/bonuses and annual base salary)
Tools
Claude, Claude Code, Claude API, Claude for Enterprise, Python
AI focus
Helps agencies evaluate and deploy Claude, design LLM solutions and evaluation frameworks, and integrate AI safely into existing systems.
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