Staff+ Software Engineer, STEM

Anthropic · San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA · AI Research & Engineering · listed November 7, 2026

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The shape of it

Seniority
Staff
Experience asked
2–8 years
Where
Hybrid
Stated pay
$405,000 – $485,000 USD
Requirements listed
6
Length
1,096 words

In the posting’s own words

Claude has already helped uncover a novel enzyme system , formalize Fermat’s Last Theorem , design more efficient quantum circuits , and compute new results in theoretical physics — and this is just the beginning. You’ll figure out what scientists and engineers need from Claude and build it from 0→1.

What it asks for · 6

  • Software engineering experience, including owning the technical design and delivery of products
  • Experience building products from 0 to 1 in fast-moving environments, and setting technical direction with limited precedent to lean on
  • Experience building AI products, and knowledge of what it takes to turn model capabilities into applications people actually use
  • Ability to think holistically about user experience and craft tools that are a pleasure for scientists and engineers to use
  • Comfort working directly with technical domain experts and customers, and turning what you learn into product
  • Enjoyment of solving hard problems together with researchers, scientists, and other engineers

Also a plus

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience, ideally with 2+ years at a Staff or equivalent technical leadership level
  • Background in math, physics, materials science, mechanical or electrical engineering, or another science or engineering field
  • Experience building software for scientists or engineers, such as CAD, simulation, electronics design, or scientific computing tools
  • Experience as a founder or early engineer at a company building tools for scientists or engineers
  • Experience working with research teams to improve domain-specific model capabilities, including evaluation frameworks

What the job covers

  • Build products that unlock scientific discovery
  • Partner with product management, design, and go-to-market to make complex workflows, like modeling and simulation, simple to run with Claude
  • Work closely with research to make models better at science and engineering
  • Spend time with users in academia and industry to decide what to build next
  • Own technical design and delivery end to end, shipping product quickly rather than just executing a spec

Tools and skills named

Product & design
  • Product management
  • User experience
Go to market
  • Go-to-market

Words the posting leans on

  • experience8×
  • engineers7×
  • products7×
  • scientists6×
  • technical6×
  • design5×
  • engineering5×
  • scientific5×
  • claude4×
  • science4×
  • build3×
  • experience building3×
  • tools3×
  • building products2×
  • delivery2×
  • end2×

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