# Staff+ Software Engineer, Product Sandboxing

**Company:** [Anthropic](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/anthropic)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Seattle, WA
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $405k – $485k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Python, Go, Rust, Distributed Systems, Service-Oriented Architecture, Networking, System Design, GCP, AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Multi-Cloud Networking
**Posted:** 2026-08-19

> Staff-level software engineer building secure, scalable execution infrastructure for Claude’s agentic capabilities. The role requires 8+ years of backend or platform engineering experience, strong distributed-systems and systems-design fundamentals, and proficiency in systems languages and cloud infrastructure.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Independently scope complex, multi-month projects and drive cross-organizational alignment through ambiguous problem spaces.
- Make architectural decisions shaping how Anthropic builds and scales its products.
- Partner directly with research to productize cutting-edge capabilities.
- Build and operate secure execution infrastructure for Claude’s agentic capabilities, including untrusted code execution, web browsing, and computer use.
- Own work from design through deployment and operations.
- Build robust, scalable, and easy-to-use platform solutions for product teams and developers.

## Requirements
- **8+ years** of practical experience as a backend or platform engineer building scalable distributed systems.
- Experience operating at a tech lead level or equivalent.
- Strong fundamentals in service-oriented architecture, networking, and systems design.
- Experience owning the technical vision and end-to-end execution of foundational platform systems.
- Proficiency in Python, Go, Rust, or similar systems languages.
- Experience with cloud infrastructure, container orchestration, and/or multi-cloud networking.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and make sound technical decisions independently.
- Product-focused approach to platform engineering.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

## Nice-to-haves
- Experience with distributed systems, cloud-native products, developer tools, or external developer-facing products.
- Experience with GCP, AWS, or Azure.
- Experience with Kubernetes.
- Experience operating in both zero-to-one and mature team or company environments.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Annual compensation range: **$405,000–$485,000 USD**.
- Competitive compensation and benefits.
- Optional equity donation matching.
- Generous vacation and parental leave.
- Flexible working hours.
- Office collaboration space.
- Visa sponsorship may be available depending on the role and candidate.

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