Job Information
Anthropic PBC Engineering Manager, UI Platform in Seattle, Washington
Responsibilities
Lead and grow the UI Platform team, setting technical direction for reliability, performance, and developer experience across all Claude.ai{target="_blank" rel="noopener"} surfaces
Own the foundational systems that product teams depend on: shared components, BFF APIs, build and deploy pipelines, observability, and performance infrastructure
Design and evolve the API layer that powers Claude.ai{target="_blank" rel="noopener"}'s client applications, ensuring clean abstractions and reliable contracts for product teams
Drive improvements to developer velocity---reducing friction, improving tooling, and enabling teams to ship features faster and more safely
Establish and maintain high standards for latency, reliability, and quality across the platform
Partner closely with product engineering, infrastructure, and leadership to align platform investments with product priorities
Create clarity and direction in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment where priorities shift as Claude.ai{target="_blank" rel="noopener"} evolves
Build a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement within your team
You may be a good fit if you
Have 10+ years of software engineering experience, with significant time spent building platforms, developer tools, or infrastructure for consumer-facing products
Have 5+ years of engineering leadership experience, including managing and growing teams in high-growth environments
Have deep expertise in modern web development stacks (React, Next.js, TypeScript) and experience designing APIs that serve frontend applications
Are passionate about developer experience and have a track record of building tools and systems that make other engineers more productive
Have strong opinions on reliability, observability, and performance---and know how to operationalize those opinions at scale
Can balance technical depth with strategic thinking, staying hands-on while also setting long-term direction
Thrive in ambiguity and can create structure and clarity for your team when the path forward isn't obvious
Communicate effectively across functions and can build alignment with product, design, and infrastructure partners
Strong candidates may also have experience with
Building and scaling platforms for multiple surfaces (web, mobile, desktop, extensions) with shared infrastructure
Designing BFF architectures and API patterns that balance flexibility with consistency
Performance optimization and latency reduction in consumer-facing applications
CI/CD, build systems, and deployment automation at scale
Observability and monitoring systems (metrics, logging, tracing)
Working on AI/ML products or in rapidly evolving product environments
The annual compensation range for this role is listed below.
For sales roles, the range provided is the role's On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role.
Annual Salary:
$405,000 - $485,000 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