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# Staff Software Engineer, Search

- **Company:** Anthropic Limited
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $320,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Search Algorithms, Software Engineering, Data Processing, Scripting, Indexer, Claude, Software Coding, Golang, Programming Languages
- **Published:** November 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/staff-software-engineer-search-new-york-ny--ddae8642-0f43-478c-a734-4f2743eb4395

## About the Role

Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Tool, Metrics, Quality Management, Search Algorithms, Distributed Computing, Production Systems, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Go Programming Language (Golang), * 5+ years building complex distributed systems in production

 * Solid grasp of search fundamentals: indexing, retrieval, ranking
 * Strong coding skills in Python, Go, Java, or similar languages
 * Hands-on experience with high-volume data processing architectures, 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

We're building Anthropic's search platform team to create scalable, efficient search capabilities that power Claude's ability to access and retrieve information. In this role, you'll design and implement core search systems from the ground up., * Work with a small, senior team of engineers and researchers to build Anthropic's search platform from scratch

 * Establish metrics and tooling to measure and improve search quality
 * Enhance search algorithms and indexing mechanisms to boost search accuracy and efficiency