# Staff+ Software Engineer, Public Sector

**Company:** [Anthropic](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/anthropic)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA, New York, NY
**Role:** Fullstack Engineering
**Salary:** Up to $2
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** JavaScript, Python, React, Node.js, AI/ML, Kubernetes, AWS, Docker, Postgres, GraphQL
**Posted:** 2026-05-04

> Builds full-stack AI applications and scalable deployments for government customers, owning features from 0-to-1. Requires 8+ years full-stack experience, AI/ML integration, and strong collaboration skills; US citizenship required.

## Job Description

## Core Responsibilities

- Build specialized AI applications and products for governments by developing deep understanding of their processes and workflows
- Take ownership of architecting new deployments and designing public sector specific features
- Collaborate closely with research on AI models for government applications and workflows
- Partner directly with government customers and internal go-to-market teams to translate requirements into technical and product roadmaps
- Design and build scalable systems for deployment, user management, and administrative controls
- Create clarity and technical direction in a fast-moving environment with unique constraints

## You Might Be a Good Fit If You:

- Have 8+ years of experience as a full stack software engineer
- Experience integrating and working with **AI/ML models** and understanding their capabilities
- Strong technical background with proven success building and shipping enterprise or government-grade products
- Have excellent collaboration skills, with ability to work effectively across functions

## Strong Candidates May Also Have:

- Startup experience, particularly in scaling products from zero to one
- Experience partnering with sales, customer success, and professional services teams to drive product adoption
- Experience delivering software to government networks
- Active federal security clearance (Secret or above)

## Logistics

**Minimum education:** Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience

**Annual Salary:** $1—$2 USD

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