405K–485K USD / year
Staff+ Software Engineer, Platform Safety
BackendHybrid — San Francisco, CA, New York City, NY
Published on 2026-10-20
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About this role
Build and operate platform systems that determine who can access Anthropic’s most capable models and which capabilities they can use. Set technical direction for reusable identity verification, configurable access programs, and reliable access-control services, partnering across product, research, safeguards, and design.
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
Platform Safety
What you'll do
- Design, build, and operate model-access systems and trusted-access programs
- Move access rules from code into configurable data
- Build reusable identity and business verification services, including vendor integrations and regional expansion
- Protect sensitive personal data and develop fair customer review and appeal paths
- Evolve access-granting services and identity models across Anthropic products and cloud platforms
- Write technical proposals, review designs, mentor engineers, and lead incident response
What we're looking for
- At least 8 years of practical backend or platform engineering experience
- Experience designing and operating critical distributed systems where correctness, latency, and availability matter
- Strong product sense and ability to work with cross-functional, non-engineering partners
- Ownership across design, implementation, deployment, operations, and iteration
- Ability to make independent technical decisions and set direction adopted by other teams
- Regular use of AI tools in software design, development, and review
- Care about the societal impact of AI and Anthropic’s mission
Nice to have
- Experience with identity, access control, or authorization systems at scale
- Experience with fraud, risk, trust and safety, or KYC/KYB systems and verification vendors
- Experience in regulated or compliance-sensitive environments handling sensitive personal data
- Experience integrating with AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, or partner ecosystems
Benefits
- Generous vacation and parental leave
- Flexible working hours
- Optional equity donation matching