Staff Backend Engineer - Platform Tooling and DX Lead
contentbufferMillbrae (CA)
Staff Backend Engineer - Platform Tooling and DX Lead
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contentbufferMillbrae (CA)
SENIORITY
Lead
About the role
Anthropic is seeking Staff+ engineers to own platform acceleration tooling for Claude API, SDKs, and the Claude Platform. You will lead technical strategy for scalable backend services, with focus on developer experience, reliability, and tooling, collaborating with engineers across teams. The role prioritizes hands-on work, scalable systems, and cross-team collaboration, with preference for candidates in San Francisco or Seattle, and opportunity to influence how engineers ship code safely and
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