Applied AI Architect, Democratic Partnerships

Anthropic•San Francisco, NY

1d•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. Initial work focuses on priority countries and partners, with scope expected to expand as capacity grows. The role serves Anthropic’s mission and public benefit goals. Working with Policy, National Security, Product, Research, and Engineering teams, the role helps partners build, integrate, and ship Claude deployments. It requires explaining complex topics—including the potential benefits and harms of frontier AI—to technical and non-technical audiences, while identifying how Anthropic’s AI systems can serve public interests in frontline democracies and maintaining high safety standards. The position involves building partner deployments and reusable workflows, documenting approaches for constrained and security-conscious environments, and representing partner needs to Product and Research. It also includes international travel for technical enablement and relationship-building, and supporting potential applications in 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 deployments where the stakes are civic rather than commercial.
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 based on the problem, and find simple, easy-to-understand solutions.
Enthusiasm 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 internal and external stakeholders, from engineers to senior government officials.
Passion for using technology creatively and safely in ways that benefit society and 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.

Responsibilities

Work directly with partner technical teams to build and ship Claude deployments.
Guide partners’ setup, architecture, and integration as they build 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 the needs of partners in frontline democracies and collaborate with Product and Research teams to ensure partners receive the capabilities they need.
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 that leverage the capabilities of Anthropic’s latest models.
Support partner deployments in areas such as education, cyber resiliency, and global health.