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# Staff Software Engineer - Search Platform, Flexible Hours

- **Company:** Anthropic Limited
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $320,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Search Algorithms, Data Processing, Indexer, Claude, Software Coding, Golang
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25196_91f562a9546b93b9f505af07be26ab02

## About the Role

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