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Staff Software Engineer, Education

Menlo Ventures Portfolio

New York, NY · full time · Senior

$320,000 – $405,000

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What this role is

This role leads the technical architecture for Anthropic's AI-native education platform, owning everything from learner data models and content delivery to AI-augmented assessment systems that adapt to individual understanding. You'll partner with educators to build infrastructure that enables genuinely new learning experiences—competency-based progression, real-time adaptation, skill verification—at the scale of millions of users.

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What they ask for

Required

  • 7+ years of software engineering experience
  • Demonstrated ability to build platforms from zero to production at scale
  • Genuine interest in education and AI-native learning
  • Full-stack engineering skills with backend strength
  • Experience building and operating reliable platforms for concurrent users
  • Comfort with ambiguity and translating pedagogical intent into technical architecture
  • Experience working with security and infrastructure teams
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Nice to have

  • Experience building learning platforms, credentialing systems, or edtech products
  • Background in learning science, instructional design, or educational research
  • Experience with SSO/identity standards or LTI integrations
  • Experience incorporating LLM capabilities as core infrastructure
  • Prior work at high-growth companies building platform infrastructure
  • Experience designing systems non-technical users can configure

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