Software Engineer, Identity & Access Controls

Anthropic

Software Engineer developing identity verification and access control systems for AI capabilities at Anthropic. Collaborating across teams to ensure secure and trusted access.

Posted 6/18/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $320,000 - $405,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build identity verification and vetting systems (KYC/KYB) that establish who our individual and business customers are
Design and implement access control systems that grant, scope, and revoke access to advanced capabilities based on approved use cases
Build infrastructure to configure safety systems and detection thresholds on a per-customer basis for trusted access programs
Develop monitoring to detect misuse of expanded access, and tooling that enables enforcement teams to act on it
Detect and remediate account takeover
Integrate with third-party identity verification and data enrichment vendors
Create monitoring dashboards, alerts, and internal admin tooling
Work closely with policy, enforcement, threat intelligence, and go-to-market teams to ensure access decisions are well-informed and consistently applied

Requirements

What you’ll need

A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or comparable experience
Experience building and operating backend systems in production
Proficiency in Python and SQL
Strong communication skills and ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
Care about the societal impacts of AI and want your work to make powerful systems safer.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation
Generous vacation and parental leave
Flexible working hours
Lovely office space for collaboration

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonSQLidentity verificationKYCKYBaccess control systemsmonitoringaccount takeover detectiondata enrichmentbackend systems

Soft Skills

strong communication skillsexplain complex technical conceptscollaborationpolicy understandingenforcement coordinationthreat intelligence collaborationgo-to-market teamwork

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer ScienceBachelor's degree in Software Engineering