Applied AI Architect, Democratic Partnerships

Anthropic•San Francisco, CA

3h•$240,000 - $315,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As a member of Anthropic’s Applied AI, Democratic Partnerships team, the Applied AI Architect provides technical support to governments of key international allies and civil-sector partners to support democratic resilience. The role initially focuses on priority countries and partners, with the work expected to expand as capacity grows, and serves Anthropic’s mission and public benefit goals. Working with Policy, National Security, Product, Research, and Engineering teams, the architect helps partners build, integrate, and ship Claude deployments. They explain complex topics—including the potential benefits and harms of frontier AI—to technical and non-technical audiences, and identify how Anthropic’s AI systems can serve public interests in frontline democracies while meeting safety standards. The role includes developing pilots and repeatable workflows, documenting deployments for constrained environments, enabling developers and universities, and traveling internationally to support partners and build relationships. Areas of potential deployment include education, cyber resiliency, and global health.

Requirements

At least 4 years of experience as a Customer Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineer, Sales Engineer, Solutions Architect, or Cybersecurity Engineer working with governments, civil-sector organizations, or the public sector.
Experience shipping software in imperfect conditions and a practical approach to infrastructure constraints.
Experience designing novel and innovative solutions for technical platforms in a developing mission area.
Comfort working directly with partner technical teams and motivation to work on civic rather than commercial deployments.
Strong technical aptitude to partner with engineers and strong proficiency in at least one programming language.
Understanding of and experience with LLM fundamentals.
Ability to navigate and execute amid ambiguity, flex across domains, and find simple, understandable solutions.
Excitement for cross-organizational collaboration, working through trade-offs, and balancing competing priorities.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to explain complicated topics clearly to diverse stakeholders, from engineers to senior government officials.
Passion for creatively using technology safely and beneficially to advance safe AI systems.
Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.
A field of study relevant to the role, demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency in Python.

Responsibilities

Work directly with partner technical teams to build and ship Claude deployments, guiding setup, architecture, and integration with Claude Code and the Claude API.
Build pilots and repeatable workflows that can scale across partner agencies, and support developer and university enablement.
Document how to deploy Claude in low-connectivity, multilingual, and security-conscious environments for reuse across partners.
Represent partner needs in frontline democracies and collaborate with Product and Research to ensure capabilities meet those needs.
Travel internationally to partner institutions for technical enablement and relationship-building.
Establish a shared vision for creating beneficial and safe AI solutions.
Lead the vision, strategy, and execution of innovative solutions leveraging the latest model capabilities.
Support partner deployments in areas such as education, cyber resiliency, and global health.
Explain complex topics, including the potential benefits and harms of frontier AI, to technical and non-technical audiences.
Help identify how AI systems can serve public interests while maintaining high safety standards.