Staff Software Engineer

Job overview

The Staff Software Engineer role is hybrid in San Jose, CA, with four in-person days and Fridays remote. Compensation is $275,000–$400,000 per year. The engineer joins Ode, Anthropic’s services venture, building applied AI products for clients. The role combines hands-on software development, technical direction, and client collaboration to deliver AI systems into production. Working with small engineering teams and client stakeholders, the engineer owns end-to-end technical outcomes and helps ensure products remain reliable after delivery.

What you'll do

• Set technical direction and write production code
• build AI products for clients
• work directly with clients to understand problems and discuss tradeoffs
• own end-to-end technical outcomes
• apply software engineering discipline to AI systems
• design around testable hypotheses and durable datasets
• collaborate with a small engineering team and product manager.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

staff software engineer

san jose ca

ode with anthropic

applied ai

ai products

technical direction

individual contributor

client collaboration

hybrid

four in-person days

fridays remote

full-time

$275k–$400k

unlimited pto

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• 401(k) with matching
• unlimited paid time off
• medical, dental, and vision coverage
• health FSA
• commuter benefits
• life insurance
• team events and activities.

Why this role

The role is designed for former engineering leaders or founders who want to continue as individual contributors; approximately 75% of time is in code and 25% with clients.

About the employer

Ode with Anthropic is hiring for this role. Industry: Custom Computer Programming Services. Sector: 54.