Staff+ Software Engineer, People Products
Anthropic· Engineering & Design - Product
Hybrid (Remote/San Francisco)$405k - $485kFull-timePosted 8mo ago
About the role
Staff+ Software Engineer role on the People Products team at Anthropic, focused on building AI-native workflows and tooling across the employee lifecycle (hiring, onboarding, teamwork, promotions). Remote-friendly with travel to San Francisco, CA.
Responsibilities
- Build full-stack end-to-end across the People Products portfolio.
- Design and implement AI-native workflows: build tools, evals, prompts, and products.
- Work directly with internal stakeholders — HR teams, recruiters, managers — to understand problems, gather feedback, and iterate quickly without waiting for requirements to be handed down.
- Make product and architecture decisions independently in a low-structure environment: knowing when to cut scope, when to ship, and when to ask for input.
- Contribute ideas for how the team works, what it builds, and where applied AI can have the most leverage in people workflows.
Qualifications
- 8+ years of relevant experience as a Fullstack or product engineer, with a track record of leading complex, multi-month projects or teams as a tech lead or equivalent
- Shipped LLM-native features or applications.
- Derive joy from hard work and the act of creation.
- Experience building big features independently and making architectural decisions.
- Self-sufficient end-to-end: able to go from idea to production without needing a designer, PM, or architect.
- Ability to move fast without cutting corners while maintaining quality.
- Comfort engaging directly with users and incorporating feedback quickly.
- Genuine mission-driven interest in the intersection of AI and people practices.
- Collaborative and communicative, able to bring teammates along and discuss tradeoffs.
Skills
Required:Fullstack developmentLLM/native AI featuresArchitectural decision makingStakeholder communication
Benefits
- Generous vacation and parental leave
- Flexible working hours
- Office space for collaboration
- Optional equity donation matching
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Anthropic
building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
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