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About Anthropic Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.
About the Role We’re looking for desktop app engineers to join our Claude product team and help build native applications that harness the transformative power of advanced language models. Your mission will be to package our AI capabilities into elegant desktop experiences that put unprecedented capabilities at users’ fingertips. You will work with a talented team of engineers, researchers, and product specialists to design and implement key components that bridge our AI technology with intuitive user interfaces. Join us in this exciting mission to transform how people engage with our AI technology and unlock new realms of human potential.
Today, our app is mostly web-based – but we’re eager to build the best possible version of Claude for macOS and Windows with a mix of both native and web technologies. You might be a great fit for this role if you’re up for the challenge of learning multiple programming languages. We are more interested in strong engineers excited to learn new languages and technologies to build the best possible experience than we are looking for people with hands‑on experience in Chromium, Electron, C++, or the various native macOS and Windows APIs. We believe that strong engineers can learn whatever technology is best suited to build the best possible experience – and we understand that even the best engineers will have little experience with one of the operating systems and areas we’d like to invest in. We’re looking for curious engineers excited to figure out, with us, what AI on the desktop could do.
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain the core infrastructure and features within Claude.ai and in our Electron-based desktop app using a typical web stack (TypeScript, React).
Use native code (Rust, Swift, C++) to bring advanced features to the desktop app, connecting Claude to macOS and Windows.
Optimize application performance, memory usage, and startup time across platforms.
Design and build robust update mechanisms and deployment pipelines.
Create monitoring tools to track application performance and user experience.
Build a strong intuition for how advanced LLMs could be most useful on your computer, augmenting humans in their work.
Qualifications
5+ years of experience as a software engineer, with strong emphasis on desktop application development.
Practical experience with Electron and a deep understanding of its architecture.
Strong JavaScript/TypeScript skills and experience with modern front‑end frameworks.
Take a product‑focused approach and care about building solutions that are robust, scalable, and easy to use.
Experience with native module development in C++ to extend application capabilities.
Understanding of macOS and/or Windows platform‑specific technologies and development patterns.
Experience with cross‑platform application packaging, code signing, and distribution.
Thriving in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment and enjoying working closely with cross‑functional teams.
Strong Candidates May Also Have Experience With
Operating systems, browsers, or deeply OS‑integrated software (screensharing, video‑calling, game engines, etc).
AI/ML model integration and understanding of model capabilities.
Cross‑platform development strategies.
Vision for future AI‑powered desktop applications and a drive to make that vision a reality.
Experience with IPC (Inter‑Process Communication) and security in desktop applications.
Deadline to Apply None. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Annual Salary $320,000—$405,000 USD
Logistics Education requirements:
We require at least a Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
Location-based hybrid policy:
We expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. Some roles may require more on‑site presence.
Visa sponsorship:
We do sponsor visas. We may not be able to sponsor every role and candidate, but if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to obtain a visa and retain an immigration lawyer to help.
We Encourage You to Apply We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification. Not all strong candidates will meet every qualification listed. Research shows that people who identify as being from underrepresented groups are more prone to imposter syndrome and doubting the strength of their candidacy, so we urge you not to exclude yourself prematurely and to submit an application if you’re interested. We believe AI systems have enormous social and ethical implications and we strive to include diverse perspectives on our team.
How We’re Different We believe that the highest‑impact AI research will be big science. At Anthropic we work as a single cohesive team on a few large‑scale research efforts, valuing impact over smaller, specific puzzles. We value communication skills and host frequent research discussions to ensure we pursue the highest‑impact work. Our research directions include GPT‑3, Circuit‑Based Interpretability, Multimodal Neurons, Scaling Laws, AI & Compute, Concrete Problems in AI Safety, and Learning from Human Preferences.
Come Work with Us! Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours, and a lovely office space for collaboration.
Guidance on Candidates’ AI Usage:
Learn about our policy for using AI in our application process.
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Software Engineer, Desktop
role at
Anthropic .
Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features.
About Anthropic Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.
About the Role We’re looking for desktop app engineers to join our Claude product team and help build native applications that harness the transformative power of advanced language models. Your mission will be to package our AI capabilities into elegant desktop experiences that put unprecedented capabilities at users’ fingertips. You will work with a talented team of engineers, researchers, and product specialists to design and implement key components that bridge our AI technology with intuitive user interfaces. Join us in this exciting mission to transform how people engage with our AI technology and unlock new realms of human potential.
Today, our app is mostly web-based – but we’re eager to build the best possible version of Claude for macOS and Windows with a mix of both native and web technologies. You might be a great fit for this role if you’re up for the challenge of learning multiple programming languages. We are more interested in strong engineers excited to learn new languages and technologies to build the best possible experience than we are looking for people with hands‑on experience in Chromium, Electron, C++, or the various native macOS and Windows APIs. We believe that strong engineers can learn whatever technology is best suited to build the best possible experience – and we understand that even the best engineers will have little experience with one of the operating systems and areas we’d like to invest in. We’re looking for curious engineers excited to figure out, with us, what AI on the desktop could do.
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain the core infrastructure and features within Claude.ai and in our Electron-based desktop app using a typical web stack (TypeScript, React).
Use native code (Rust, Swift, C++) to bring advanced features to the desktop app, connecting Claude to macOS and Windows.
Optimize application performance, memory usage, and startup time across platforms.
Design and build robust update mechanisms and deployment pipelines.
Create monitoring tools to track application performance and user experience.
Build a strong intuition for how advanced LLMs could be most useful on your computer, augmenting humans in their work.
Qualifications
5+ years of experience as a software engineer, with strong emphasis on desktop application development.
Practical experience with Electron and a deep understanding of its architecture.
Strong JavaScript/TypeScript skills and experience with modern front‑end frameworks.
Take a product‑focused approach and care about building solutions that are robust, scalable, and easy to use.
Experience with native module development in C++ to extend application capabilities.
Understanding of macOS and/or Windows platform‑specific technologies and development patterns.
Experience with cross‑platform application packaging, code signing, and distribution.
Thriving in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment and enjoying working closely with cross‑functional teams.
Strong Candidates May Also Have Experience With
Operating systems, browsers, or deeply OS‑integrated software (screensharing, video‑calling, game engines, etc).
AI/ML model integration and understanding of model capabilities.
Cross‑platform development strategies.
Vision for future AI‑powered desktop applications and a drive to make that vision a reality.
Experience with IPC (Inter‑Process Communication) and security in desktop applications.
Deadline to Apply None. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Annual Salary $320,000—$405,000 USD
Logistics Education requirements:
We require at least a Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
Location-based hybrid policy:
We expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. Some roles may require more on‑site presence.
Visa sponsorship:
We do sponsor visas. We may not be able to sponsor every role and candidate, but if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to obtain a visa and retain an immigration lawyer to help.
We Encourage You to Apply We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification. Not all strong candidates will meet every qualification listed. Research shows that people who identify as being from underrepresented groups are more prone to imposter syndrome and doubting the strength of their candidacy, so we urge you not to exclude yourself prematurely and to submit an application if you’re interested. We believe AI systems have enormous social and ethical implications and we strive to include diverse perspectives on our team.
How We’re Different We believe that the highest‑impact AI research will be big science. At Anthropic we work as a single cohesive team on a few large‑scale research efforts, valuing impact over smaller, specific puzzles. We value communication skills and host frequent research discussions to ensure we pursue the highest‑impact work. Our research directions include GPT‑3, Circuit‑Based Interpretability, Multimodal Neurons, Scaling Laws, AI & Compute, Concrete Problems in AI Safety, and Learning from Human Preferences.
Come Work with Us! Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours, and a lovely office space for collaboration.
Guidance on Candidates’ AI Usage:
Learn about our policy for using AI in our application process.
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