Engineering Manager, Claude Developer Platform

Location: San Francisco, CA Remote Work Mention: Hybrid policy - staff expected to be in office at least 25% of the time; some roles may require more time in office. Preference given to candidates based in the Bay Area as this position is part of an SF based team. Employment Type: Not explicitly stated (implied full-time) Experience Level: 5+ years as engineering manager; startup experience building products from zero to one; experience recruiting, scaling, and retaining engineering talent in high growth environment. Salary: Annual Salary: $320,000 - $405,000 USD

About Anthropic

Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems that are safe and beneficial for users and society. The team includes researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together on beneficial AI systems.

About the role

The Claude Developer Platform organization is responsible for the Anthropic API and developer experiences. The team owns the end-to-end flow for using the API including documentation, SDKs, prompt engineering, and model customization tools.

EMs currently hiring:

• Platform Tools: Focus on customer integrations and improving platform support for complex business use cases.
• API: Work on shipping intelligent APIs with frontier capabilities including vision, tool use, and computer use.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to craft an industry-defining developer experience for AI applications.
• Collaborate with product and research teams to define vision and roadmap.
• Create clarity in ambiguous and evolving environments.
• Work cross-functionally to design interfaces and processes spanning many teams.
• Take an inclusive approach to hiring/coaching top technical talent; maintain a high-performing team.

You may be a good fit if you have:

• 5+ years experience as an engineering manager.
• Background in fullstack development (frontend, backend, infrastructure).
• Strong product mindset; able to navigate ambiguity; willingness to wear multiple hats (product management, design).
• Experience recruiting/scaling/retaining engineering talent in high growth environment.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.
• Success building culture of belonging and product/engineering excellence.
• Startup experience building products from zero to one.
• Experience building APIs or developer products for external developers.

Strong candidates may also have:

• Expertise in modern web development stacks (React, Next.js).
• Experience working on AI/ML products.

Logistics

• Education requirements: At least a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Location-based hybrid policy: Staff expected in office at least 25% of time; some roles may require more.
• Visa sponsorship: Available but not guaranteed for every role/candidate; immigration lawyer support provided if offer made.

Skills / Technologies Mentioned

• Fullstack development (frontend, backend, infrastructure)
• Modern web development stacks: React, Next.js
• API development
• AI/ML product experience
• Product management
• Design
• Prompt engineering
• SDKs
• Model customization tools