Anthropic
Staff+ Software Engineer, Public Sector
$405K–$485K
Remote-Friendly, United States +4 · Remote · Staff · Full-time · Posted May 4, 2026
- Location
- Remote-Friendly, United States
San Francisco, CA
New York City, NY
Washington, DC
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- Years required correlate with internal job level requirements; preferred qualification: 8+ years as a full stack or backend software engineer.
- 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 for every role or candidate; the company says it will make every reasonable effort to obtain a visa after an offer.
About the job
Build and deploy Claude products for U.S. government and allied public-sector customers, including in regulated and constrained environments.
What you'll do
- Architect and ship deployments that meet public-sector compliance and security requirements, from FedRAMP to classified networks.
- Build AI applications for government workflows and evaluate and improve Claude for government use cases with research and safeguards teams.
- Work with government customers and internal teams to turn requirements into product and technical roadmaps and scalable systems.
What they ask for
- Experience building AI products and a working intuition for their capabilities and limitations.
- A strong technical track record building and shipping enterprise- or government-grade products.
- Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills.
Nice to have
- 8+ years of experience as a full stack or backend software engineer.
- Startup experience, government-network deployment experience, or an active federal security clearance (Secret or above).
Pay
$405,000–$485,000 USD annual base salary
Tools
Claude, FedRAMP
AI focus
Build Claude products for government workflows and partner with research and safeguards teams to evaluate and improve Claude for public-sector use cases.
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