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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineers - **Company:** Anthropic's Mission - **Location:** Seattle, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $320,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Computer Animation, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Software Applications, Cloud Computing, Collaborative Software, Databases, Design of User Interfaces, Python (Programming Language), Node.Js, TypeScript, WebSocket, WebGL, ReactJS, Backend, HLSL, Figma, Front End Software Development, Golang - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/staff-software-engineer-claude-design-anthropic-3-8000110 ## About the Role * Have 8+ years of experience building full-stack applications with deep frontend strength, and a track record of zero-to-one work in startup or startup-like environments * Have set technical direction for a team or workstream and mentored other engineers, while staying hands-on in the code * Have strong design sensibility and a high bar for craft; you sweat interaction details, motion, and polish * Have strong technical skills across modern web stacks (React, TypeScript, Node.js, Python, Go, etc.), including complex client-side state, performance, APIs, databases, and cloud technologies * Are comfortable working in a fast-moving environment where priorities shift and shipping quickly matters * Are deeply user-centric: you enjoy validating ideas with actual users before over-investing and you talk about problems before solutions * Hold strong opinions loosely: you advocate forcefully for ideas but change your mind based on evidence * Are a generalist who can move comfortably between frontend, backend, and product problems as the work demands * Work independently with good judgment about what matters, without needing constant direction * Communicate effectively and translate complex AI capabilities into intuitive experiences * Care about the societal impacts and ethics of your work, * Extensive experience working with or building visual collaboration & creative tools (e.g., Figma, Canva, Adobe Creative Cloud, etc), and have strong opinions on how they could become more magical experiences * Hands-on experience with UI/UX for AI-powered applications, and fluency collaborating closely with designers * Background conducting user research, interviews, and usability testing * Deep frontend expertise in canvas rendering, complex editor UIs, design-system tooling, or graphics work (WebGL/shaders, 3D, animation) * Experience with real-time, collaborative applications (multiplayer editing, WebSockets) or complex, high-performance frontend interactions, Minimum education: Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience Required field of study: A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience Minimum years of experience: Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position Location-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices. ## Description * Build and ship Claude Design's core surfaces (the design canvas, real-time editing, inline comments, and the live adjustment controls Claude generates), shipping early and often to maximize learning * Collaborate closely with research teams to turn frontier vision and generation capabilities into intuitive, high-craft design experiences * Work directly with designers, internal test users, and external partners to gather feedback, iterate quickly, and validate (or invalidate) product concepts * Set technical direction for the hardest frontend problems: editor and canvas architecture, real-time collaboration, design-system inference, rich import/export, and performance as the product scales * Design and run experiments to test product hypotheses, from prototype tests with users to evaluations of generation quality, balancing creative exploration with rigorous measurement * Own the quality bar for how the product looks and feels, treating latency, responsiveness, and reliability as first-class concerns rather than afterthoughts, and advocate for user experience and design considerations early in the process * Strengthen the handoff to Claude Code so designs translate cleanly into production, and feed insights back to research about model effectiveness and where capabilities can improve * Operate as a technical leader on a small team: shape the roadmap alongside design and product, make pragmatic architecture decisions, and mentor engineers as the team grows ## Related Videos - [Boost Productivity with AI: Figma & Playwright MCP Workflows - Aris Markogiannakis](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1768-boost-productivity-with-ai-figma-playwright-mcp-workflows-aris-markogiannakis) - [Rendering Design Software in the Browser at Penpot](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1353-rendering-design-software-in-the-browser-at-penpot) - [WeAreDevelopers LIVE – AI, Freelancing, Keeping Up with Tech and More](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1786-wearedevelopers-live-ai-freelancing-keeping-up-with-tech-and-more) - [Designing the Future of Human<>Agent Collaboration](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1447-designing-the-future-of-human-agent-collaboration) - [WeAreDevelopers LIVE - the weekly developer show with Chris Heilmann and Daniel Cranney](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1309-wearedevelopers-live-the-weekly-developer-show-with-chris-heilmann-and-daniel-cranney) - [TresJS a new declarative ThreeJS as Vue components](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/543-tresjs-a-new-declarative-threejs-as-vue-components) ## Related Articles - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [What is Software Engineering in the Age of AI?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/640-what-is-software-engineering-in-the-age-of-ai)