Backend Software Engineer, Technical Partnerships

AI research company focused on creating reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems for safe and beneficial use.
$300,000 - $405,000
Backend
Senior Software Engineer
Hybrid
5+ years of experience
AI

Description For Backend Software Engineer, Technical Partnerships

Anthropic, a pioneering AI research company, is seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to join their Technical Partnerships team. This role sits at the intersection of cutting-edge AI technology and practical implementation, focusing on integrating Anthropic's large language models with major cloud service partners.

The position offers an exciting opportunity to work with frontier AI models while building critical infrastructure for their deployment. You'll be responsible for optimizing accelerator utilization, implementing new API features, and ensuring AI safety in third-party marketplace deployments. The role requires deep technical expertise in backend systems and distributed computing, with a strong emphasis on reliability and scalability.

Working at Anthropic means joining a collaborative team of researchers, engineers, and policy experts all united by the mission to create safe and beneficial AI systems. The company approaches AI research as an empirical science, combining elements from physics, biology, and computer science. Their work continues important research directions including GPT-3, Circuit-Based Interpretability, and AI Safety.

The compensation is highly competitive ($300,000 - $405,000 USD) and comes with comprehensive benefits including flexible working hours, generous leave policies, and visa sponsorship opportunities. The position is based in San Francisco with a hybrid work arrangement requiring at least 25% office presence.

This role would be ideal for an experienced engineer who is passionate about AI safety and development, has strong Python skills, and thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. The position offers the unique opportunity to work on technology that could fundamentally impact the future of AI while ensuring it remains beneficial for society as a whole.

Last updated 15 days ago

Responsibilities For Backend Software Engineer, Technical Partnerships

  • Optimize accelerator utilization for model serving
  • Collaborate on and implement API and LLM features for third-party marketplace deployments
  • Maintain AI safety on third party platforms
  • Build and test infrastructure for packaging and testing inference technology
  • Design and maintain observability and live site operations
  • Contribute to Anthropic's core mission with innovative ideas

Requirements For Backend Software Engineer, Technical Partnerships

Python
Rust
Kubernetes
  • 5-15+ years of experience building mission-critical backend systems at scale
  • Strong practical coding skills including Python
  • Experience with complex distributed systems
  • Ability to design highly observable code and systems
  • Customer-focused approach to building infrastructure and APIs
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
  • Motivated by developing AI responsibly and safely

Benefits For Backend Software Engineer, Technical Partnerships

Visa Sponsorship
Parental Leave
  • Competitive compensation and benefits
  • Optional equity donation matching
  • Generous vacation and parental leave
  • Flexible working hours
  • Office space in San Francisco
  • Visa sponsorship available

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