Staff+ Software Engineer, Developer Experience
Anthropic· Engineering & Design - Product
San Francisco, CA, New York, NY$405k - $485kfull-timePosted 2mo ago
About the role
Staff+ engineer leading development of the Claude Platform DevX surfaces (Console, docs platform, SDKs/CLI), owning technical direction across the Console and multi-language SDKs, with emphasis on productive developer experience and fast, ergonomic access to new capabilities.
Responsibilities
- Drive technical direction for the Console and docs platform, defining platform patterns and standards used by internal teams
- Own the SDKs across seven languages plus the CLI, ensuring new platform capabilities are delivered as idiomatic, ergonomic features
- Lead code generation, testing, and release pipelines to keep multi-language SDKs shipping consistently and quickly
- Collaborate with API teams to land platform capabilities in SDKs and tooling
- Mentor peers and contribute to cross-team alignment to ship impactful work
- Establish engineering standards, component architectures, and development best practices
- Prototype and deliver robust, scalable, and easy-to-use developer-facing products across the full stack
Qualifications
- Minimum of 8 years of practical full-stack engineering experience
- 2+ years operating at a Staff or equivalent technical leadership level (preferred)
- Led design and delivery of complex developer-facing products across the full stack
- Technical expertise in modern frontend and backend development (e.g., React, Typescript)
- Product-focused approach to building robust, scalable solutions
- Experience in fast-moving startup or early-stage environments, building from 0 to 1 (preferred)
- Mentorship and growth of peers
- Experience establishing engineering standards, architectures, and best practices
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and deliver high-quality products
Skills
Required:Full-stack engineeringFrontend developmentSDK development
Nice to have:Leadership / mentorship
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- Optional equity donation matching
- Generous vacation and parental leave
- Flexible working hours
- Lovely office space for collaboration
Last updated Aug 26, 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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