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Anthropic

Staff Software Engineer, Privacy

Anthropic

. Design and implement privacy-preserving architectures for large-scale AI training and inference systems .

Posted 9/21/2026full-timeUnited StatesLead💰 $405,000 - $485,000 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing privacy-preserving architectures and infrastructure for AI systems, with a strong focus on compliance with GDPR, CCPA, and other privacy regulations. Proficient in applying privacy engineering principles and leading privacy reviews and threat modeling efforts.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Privacy Engineering PrinciplesPython ProgrammingData Governance SystemsPrivacy Reviews and Threat ModelingDifferential Privacy Techniques

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Hard Skills
Privacy By DesignData MinimizationPurpose LimitationSecure Multi-Party ComputationFederated LearningData Lifecycle ManagementRisk AssessmentsPrivacy Infrastructure DesignLarge-Scale Production SystemsTechnical Design Translation
Soft Skills
Written CommunicationVerbal Communication
Tools & Technologies
Privacy Engineering ToolkitsOpen-Source Privacy ToolingCloud InfrastructureDistributed Systems
Industry Keywords
GDPRCCPAHIPAAEU AI ActPrivacy PracticesAI Safety

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
CloudDistributed SystemsPythonGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Design and implement privacy-preserving architectures for large-scale AI training and inference systems
  • Apply differential privacy, federated learning, and secure multi-party computation techniques
  • Partner with researchers to implement privacy-preserving training methods
  • Build privacy infrastructure for data discovery, classification, access controls, audit logging, and lifecycle management
  • Translate GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, and EU AI Act requirements into technical implementations and automated compliance controls
  • Architect data governance systems for data lineage, purpose limitation, and retention across distributed AI systems
  • Lead privacy reviews and threat modeling for new models and features
  • Partner with product and infrastructure teams to embed privacy controls into Claude inference systems, user interfaces, and data pipelines
  • Develop privacy engineering toolkits and frameworks
  • Design privacy-preserving analytics and measurement systems
  • Evaluate emerging privacy technologies and contribute to open-source tooling and AI privacy standards
  • Advise on privacy practices as part of AI safety

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Experience applying privacy engineering principles in production systems, including privacy by design, data minimization, and purpose limitation
  • Proficiency in Python, Go, or similar languages
  • Experience building and operating production systems at scale
  • Experience designing and implementing privacy infrastructure for systems with a large user base
  • Experience with data governance, classification, or data lifecycle management systems
  • Understanding of privacy regulations such as GDPR and CCPA
  • Ability to translate legal requirements into technical designs
  • Experience conducting privacy reviews, threat modeling, or risk assessments
  • Written and verbal communication skills sufficient to build alignment across engineering, research, legal, and product teams
  • Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience
  • Relevant field of study demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience
  • Visa sponsorship may be available
  • Preferred: hands-on experience with privacy-enhancing technologies, including differential privacy, homomorphic encryption, secure enclaves, and secure multi-party computation
  • Preferred: experience building privacy infrastructure or controls for machine learning or AI systems
  • Preferred: experience establishing a privacy engineering practice or being an early hire in a function
  • Preferred: experience with distributed systems and cloud infrastructure at scale
  • Preferred: experience serving as a technical lead on complex, multi-quarter projects
  • Preferred: contributions to open-source privacy tooling, privacy research, or industry standards
  • Preferred: 12+ years of software engineering experience, including large-scale infrastructure
  • Preferred: 3+ years leading large, complex projects as a technical lead

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Optional equity donation matching
  • Generous vacation
  • Parental leave
  • Flexible working hours
  • Office space for collaboration
  • Visa sponsorship support
  • Competitive compensation
  • Public benefit corporation mission focused on beneficial AI