Applied AI Engineer, Startups
Anthropic· Applied AI
London, UK£225k - £255kFull-timePosted 4w ago
About the role
Applied AI Engineer role focused on advising and integrating Claude Developer Platform for tech-forward companies, leading deep technical engagements, building prototypes, architectures, and developer-focused resources.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a deep technical advisor to high-growth, tech-forward companies, working alongside them to build innovative use cases that push the boundaries of AI
Qualifications
- 4+ years of experience as a Software Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineer, or technical founder
- Experience in a customer-facing or pre-sales technical role - partnering with customers to scope, design, and deliver solutions
- Production experience building LLM-powered applications, including prompting, context engineering, agent architectures, evaluation frameworks, and deployment at scale
- Strong programming skills with proficiency in Python and experience building production applications
- Experience working with high-growth, tech-forward companies
- Ability to context-switch across industries (healthcare, fintech, etc.) and use cases
- Builder credibility that earns trust with technical founders and engineering leaders - you've shipped products and can speak from experience
- Strong technical communication skills with the ability to translate complex AI concepts into architectural decisions and actionable implementation plans
- Experience facilitating technical workshops, hackathons, or developer-focused events
- Passion for making powerful technology safe and beneficial
Skills
Required:PythonLLM-powered application developmentArchitecture design
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Optional equity donation matching
- Generous vacation and parental leave
- Flexible working hours
- Lovely office space in San Francisco
Last updated Sep 23, 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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