Software Engineer, Mobile (iOS or Android)

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 seasoned iOS and Android engineers to join our Claude mobile product team and help build apps that harness the transformative power of advanced language models. Our mission is to unlock the potential of advanced AI through elegant, user-friendly mobile applications that put unprecedented capabilities at users' fingertips. You will work with a talented team of engineers, researchers, design and Product teams to design and implement key components of our products. Join us in this exciting mission to transform how people engage with technology and unlock new realms of human potential.

Responsibilities:

• Architect and implement cutting-edge iOS or Android applications
• Develop novel solutions leveraging AI technologies
• Optimize performance at all levels of the mobile stack
• Champion best practices in mobile development
• Obsessive attention to detail and app experience
• Contribute to backend systems as needed

You might be a good fit if you have:

• 7+ years of iOS or Android development experience and proficiency with latest mobile platform capabilities/intricacies, including
  • Expertise in Swift, UIKit, SwiftUI, and iOS frameworks, and/or
  • Expertise in Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Android SDK and the Android ecosystem
• Practical experience with full-stack development and comfort working with backend technologies
• 0 to 1 experience building successful products in early stage environments 
• A proven track record of shipping impactful, high-adoption mobile applications
• Experience building applications that utilize modern ML/AI technology
• Excellent communication and mentorship skills
• Thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and and enjoy working closely with cross functional partners and teammates

Strong candidates may have:

• 3D graphics, visual effects, and audio and video streaming on mobile
• A vision for the future of human-machine interaction and a drive to make that vision a reality

The expected salary range for this position is:

Annual Salary:$320,000—$405,000 USD

Logistics

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.

Visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas! However, we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate. But if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification. Not all strong candidates will meet every single qualification as listed.  Research shows that people who identify as being from underrepresented groups are more prone to experiencing 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 in this work. We think AI systems like the ones we're building have enormous social and ethical implications. We think this makes representation even more important, and we strive to include a range of diverse perspectives on our team.

Compensation and Benefits*

Anthropic’s compensation package consists of three elements: salary, equity, and benefits. We are committed to pay fairness and aim for these three elements collectively to be highly competitive with market rates.

Equity - For eligible roles, equity will be a major component of the total compensation. We aim to offer higher-than-average equity compensation for a company of our size, and communicate equity amounts at the time of offer issuance.

US Benefits -  The following benefits are for our US-based employees:

• Optional equity donation matching.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and all your dependents.
• 401(k) plan with 4% matching.
• 22 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Unlimited PTO – most staff take between 4-6 weeks each year, sometimes more!
• Stipends for education, home office improvements, commuting, and wellness.
• Fertility benefits via Carrot.
• Daily lunches and sna