320K–485K USD / year
Staff+ Software Engineer, Access Programs
BackendHybrid — San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA
Published on 2026-09-24
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About this role
The Staff+ Software Engineer will work on the Access Programs team to build systems that verify customer identity, manage access to AI capabilities, and ensure safety protocols are in place. This role involves close collaboration with various teams to create secure and effective systems for managing trusted access programs.
About the company
Anthropic builds reliable and interpretable AI systems, including the Claude family of models, for businesses and developers. The company focuses on AI safety research and practical AI assistants for enterprise and consumer use.
The team
Access Programs team
Stack
Backend systemsIdentity verificationAccess control systemsKYC/KYB workflows
What you'll do
- Build identity verification and vetting systems
- Design and implement access control systems
- Develop infrastructure for safety systems configuration
- Create monitoring to detect misuse of access
- Partner with various teams for informed access decisions
- Build systems for real-time account compromise detection
- Design dashboards and admin tooling for visibility
- Integrate with third-party identity verification vendors
What we're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
- Experience in production backend systems
- Strong coding skills in a general-purpose language
- Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- Interest in societal impacts of AI
Nice to have
- 8+ years of software engineering experience
- Experience with shared platforms and foundational services
- Cross-functional collaboration experience
- Experience with large-scale identity systems
- Knowledge of fraud or abuse detection
- Experience with account takeover response
- Operational team collaboration for internal tooling