Software Engineer, Public Sector

Seeking experienced software engineers for the Public Sector Engineering team, focusing on enterprise software solutions with security and compliance.

About Anthropic

Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.

About the role:

We're looking for experienced software engineers to join our Public Sector Engineering team as a key part of our Claude for Government initiative.

This role requires strong expertise in developing enterprise software solutions with exceptional security, compliance, and scalability standards.

Responsibilities:

Work with legal and compliance teams to ensure all engineering practices meet government requirements
Design and implement infrastructure solutions that meet federal compliance requirements (FedRAMP High, IL5)
Develop automated compliance tooling and monitoring for government-specific security controls
Create identity management solutions, including SSO integration and role-based access controls
Implement security features such as audit logs, encryption, and compliance frameworks
Design and build scalable systems for enterprise deployment, user management, and administrative controls
Collaborate with product teams to understand enterprise customer needs and translate them into technical solutions
Build industry-specific solutions to meet the needs of users across public sector

You might be a good fit if you:

6+ years of practical experience as a software engineer
Strong technical background in backend development
Experience with identity management, SSO integration, and enterprise security standards
Familiarity with government compliance frameworks
Excellent collaboration skills, with ability to work effectively across functions
Track record of delivering high-quality, scalable software in production environments

Strong candidates may also have:

Active federal security clearance (Secret or above)
Experience working directly with federal agencies (DoD, IC, or civilian)
Experience with multi-tenant architecture and enterprise deployment models
Startup experience, particularly in scaling products from zero to one
Knowledge of enterprise billing systems and seat management
Experience partnering with sales and customer success teams
Experience delivering software to government networks
An active security clearance

The expected salary range for this position is:

Annual Salary:

$320,000—$405,000 USD

Logistics

Education requirements: We require at least a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.**

Location-based hybrid policy:** Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time.

Visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas! However, we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate.

How we're different

We believe that the highest-impact AI research will be big science.

Come work with us!

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco.

Responsibilities:

Work with legal and compliance teams to ensure all engineering practices meet government requirements

Design and implement infrastructure solutions that meet federal compliance requirements (FedRAMP High, IL5)

Develop automated compliance tooling and monitoring for government-specific security controls

Create identity management solutions, including SSO integration and role-based access controls

Implement security features such as audit logs, encryption, and compliance frameworks

Design and build scalable systems for enterprise deployment, user management, and administrative controls

Collaborate with product teams to understand enterprise customer needs and translate them into technical solutions

Build industry-specific solutions to meet the needs of users across public sector

You might be a good fit if you:

6+ years of practical experience as a software engineer

Strong technical background in backend development

Experience with identity management, SSO integration, and enterprise security standards

Familiarity with government compliance frameworks

Excellent collaboration skills, with ability to work effectively across functions

Track record of delivering high-quality, scalable software in production environments

Strong candidates may also have:

Active federal security clearance (Secret or above)

Experience working directly with federal agencies (DoD, IC, or civilian)

Experience with multi-tenant architecture and enterprise deployment models

Startup experience, particularly in scaling products from zero to one

Knowledge of enterprise billing systems and seat management

Experience partnering with sales and customer success teams

Experience delivering software to government networks

An active security clearance