Anthropic
Software Engineer, Staff: Applied AI, Science & Engineering
$405K–$485K
New York City, NY +3 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 6, 2026
- Location
- New York City, NY
San Francisco, CA
Seattle, WA
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 8+ years building software; the posting also states that minimum years required correlate with internal job-level requirements.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience. Relevant field demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship is available, but not for every role or candidate; if an offer is made, Anthropic will make every reasonable effort to obtain a visa and provides immigration lawyer support.
About the job
Build and harden software systems that enable Claude to conduct and validate research and engineering work with scientists, engineers, and partner organizations.
What you'll do
- Build agent harnesses, research loops, tool integrations, and evaluations for science and engineering workflows.
- Work with partner experts to turn open-ended problems into verifiable tasks, prototype pilots, and ship reusable tools and processes.
- Communicate Claude’s capabilities and limitations, and share findings with research and product teams.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of experience building software, with strong engineering fundamentals and comfort across the stack.
- Experience building systems with large language models, including agents, tool use, or evaluations.
- Experience working on technical problems in a science or engineering field.
- Track record of zero-to-one work in startup or startup-like environments.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree or research experience in a physical science or engineering field.
- Experience with scientific computing and simulation, numerical methods, or optimization.
Pay
$405,000 — $485,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Claude, large language models, finite element, CFD, electromagnetic, molecular modeling
AI focus
Apply Claude to science and engineering research by building agent workflows, tool integrations, and evaluations; relay findings to research and product teams.
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