Applied AI Architect, International Policy
About The Position
As a member of Anthropic’s International Policy Applied AI team, the Applied AI Architect serves as a trusted technical advisor to governments, AI Safety Institutes (AISIs), and multilateral institutions. The role uses technical expertise and experience with government partners to help them understand, test, and apply frontier AI systems to public missions reliably and safely, in support of Anthropic’s policy, mission, and public benefit goals. Working with Policy, Product, Research, and Engineering teams, the role helps partners plan how to evaluate and adopt leading-edge AI systems. It explains the potential benefits and harms of frontier AI to technical and non-technical audiences, and identifies ways AI systems can serve public interests around the world while maintaining high safety standards. The work includes technical advising, solution development, partner enablement, international travel, and collaboration to shape model capabilities for partner needs.
Requirements
- At least 4 years of experience as a Customer Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineer, Sales Engineer, Solutions Architect, or Cybersecurity Engineer working with governments, international organizations, or the public sector.
- Experience in technology policy, AI safety, cybersecurity, or international affairs.
- Experience designing novel and innovative solutions for technical platforms in a developing mission area.
- Familiarity with how AI models are evaluated and tested for safety.
- Strong technical aptitude for partnering with engineers and proficiency in at least one programming language; Python is preferred.
- Understanding of and experience with LLM fundamentals.
- Ability to navigate and execute amid ambiguity, flex across domains as needed, and find simple, understandable solutions.
- Ability to collaborate across organizations, work through trade-offs, and balance competing priorities.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to explain complex topics clearly to diverse internal and external 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.
- Field of study relevant to the role, as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a primary technical advisor to senior officials in partner governments, AISIs, and international institutions; brief them on frontier AI capabilities, benefits, harms, and safety research.
- Work with the Policy team to understand partner goals and requirements, and develop demos, pilots, prototypes, and evaluation suites showing how Claude can support public missions such as cyber defense.
- Lead technical onboarding, enablement, and hands-on workshops for partner institutions, including national cybersecurity agencies; guide setup, architecture, and integration with Claude Code and the Claude API.
- Represent international partners and collaborate with Product and Research teams to ensure delivery of capabilities partners need.
- Travel internationally to partner institutions for senior leader meetings, technical enablement, and relationship building.
- Establish a shared vision for solutions that enable beneficial and safe AI.
- Lead the vision, strategy, and execution of innovative solutions that leverage the capabilities of Anthropic’s latest models.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Optional equity donation matching
- Generous vacation and parental leave
- Flexible working hours
- Office space for collaboration
- Visa sponsorship may be available, with reasonable efforts and immigration lawyer support if an offer is made
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
