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Software Engineer, Staff: Applied AI, Science & Engineering

Anthropic· Engineering & Design - Product
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Hybrid (New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA)$405k - $485kfull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Staff-level software engineering role building the systems and tooling to apply Claude to science and engineering problems, including integrating scientific computing tools, building evaluations, and delivering repeatable workflows for partner engagements.

Responsibilities

  • Build the agent harnesses and research loops that let Claude carry a problem from literature review through hypothesis generation, simulation, analysis, and design iteration
  • Connect scientific computing and simulation tools (finite element, CFD, electromagnetic, or molecular modeling codes, for example) so Claude can drive them reliably and at scale
  • Design and build evaluations that tell us whether Claude's work is actually right, and be honest about where it isn't
  • Sit with scientists and engineers at partner organizations to learn their problem, data, tools, and constraints, and turn open-ended questions into well-specified, verifiable tasks with clear success criteria
  • Prototype with partners, ship pilots into their workflows, and cut anything that doesn't move the problem forward
  • Turn what works in one engagement into shared tools, reusable components, and documented processes the next one can start from
  • Be the technical voice on how Claude performs on science and engineering work, explaining results, limits, and tradeoffs clearly to researchers, engineering leads, and non-technical stakeholders alike
  • Partner with our research and product teams to share where models fall short on science and engineering work, and help shape what comes next

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience building software, with strong engineering fundamentals and comfort across the stack, from data pipelines to tooling to quick interfaces
  • Built real systems with large language models, including agents, tool use, or evaluations
  • Worked on technical problems in a science or engineering field, such as physics, materials, chemistry, or electrical or mechanical engineering
  • Track record of zero-to-one work in startup or startup-like environments
  • Ability to work directly with expert users, understand their workflows deeply, and still keep the focus on building the right system
  • Good judgment about what can and can't be verified, and comfort saying a result isn't good enough yet
  • High agency, ability to pick up new domains quickly, and hold strong opinions loosely
  • Clear communication with researchers, engineers, and external partners, and care about societal impacts of the work

Skills

Required:Software engineeringLarge language models / AI systems
Nice to have:Scientific computing / simulation

Benefits

  • competitive compensation and benefits
  • optional equity donation matching
  • generous vacation and parental leave
  • flexible working hours
  • lovely office space
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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