✦ Luna Orbit — Software Engineering

Senior Staff Software Engineer, API

at Anthropic

📍 San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY Hybrid Posted March 07, 2026
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Position Details

Type Not Specified
Experience senior
Exp. Years 12+ years
Education Not specified
Category Software Engineering

About this role

This role involves leading API engineering efforts for Anthropic’s AI systems, setting technical direction, and ensuring system reliability and scalability at a large scale.

Key Responsibilities

  • Define technical strategy for API, Lead high-impact engineering initiatives, Make architectural decisions, Collaborate with research and infrastructure teams, Mentor engineers

Technical Overview

Focus on distributed systems, API infrastructure, system architecture, and reliability engineering to support AI model deployment and growth.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior-level software engineer with over 12 years of experience in API and distributed systems architecture. They possess strong leadership skills, a strategic mindset, and a proven track record of building reliable, scalable systems at large organizations.

Must-Have Skills

12+ years of engineering experienceTechnical strategy for large-scale API or distributed systemsDeep expertise in distributed systemsLeadership in engineering teams

Nice-to-Have Skills

Experience with frontier AI modelsPartnering with research teamsHigh-impact engineering initiatives

Tools & Platforms

Cloud PlatformsAPI InfrastructureReliability Tools

Required Skills

Distributed SystemsAPI EngineeringSystem ArchitecturePerformance OptimizationReliability EngineeringScalabilityTechnical StrategyTeam Mentoring

Hard Skills

Distributed SystemsAPI EngineeringSystem ArchitecturePerformance OptimizationReliability EngineeringScalabilityTechnical StrategyTeam Mentoring

Soft Skills

LeadershipStrategic ThinkingCollaborationProblem-solvingCommunication

Industry & Role

Industry Technology / SaaS / AI & Machine Learning
Job Function Lead API engineering and system architecture for AI platform

Keywords for Your Resume

Senior Staff Software EngineerAPIDistributed SystemsReliabilityScalabilitySystem ArchitecturePerformance OptimizationTechnical StrategyMentoringAPI EngineeringReliability EngineeringLeadership

Deal Breakers

Less than 12 years of experience, Lack of distributed systems expertise, No leadership or mentoring experience

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