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Software Engineer, Desktop

Menlo Ventures Portfolio

New York, NY · full time · Senior

$320,000 – $485,000

Listed on Menlo Ventures Portfolio’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.

What this role is

Anthropic is hiring a desktop engineer to build native macOS and Windows applications for Claude, their AI assistant. This role suits strong engineers eager to learn multiple programming languages and platforms to create elegant desktop experiences, with emphasis on both web technologies and native code.

Our summary, not Menlo Ventures Portfolio’s wording. The full posting is on their site.

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What they ask for

Required

  • 5+ years software engineering experience with desktop application focus
  • Strong JavaScript/TypeScript skills and modern frontend framework experience
  • Product-focused approach to building robust, scalable, easy-to-use solutions
  • Ability to work in fast-paced collaborative environment
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent education/training/professional experience

Nice to have

  • Practical Electron experience and deep architectural understanding
  • Native module development in C++
  • macOS and/or Windows platform-specific knowledge
  • Cross-platform application packaging, code signing, and distribution experience
  • Operating systems, browsers, or deeply OS-integrated software experience
  • AI/ML model integration and understanding
  • Cross-platform development strategy success
  • IPC and security in desktop applications
  • Vision for AI-powered desktop applications

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