Product Designer at Anthropic
San Francisco, CA
About the Job
About AnthropicAnthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems
We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole
Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.About the roleAnthropic provides an API to access Claude, our state-of-the-art LLM used by companies across many industries and use cases
Along with the API, we provide a suite of tools to help developers solve the novel challenges associated with prompt engineering and LLM deployment
We also build web and mobile apps to access the power of the Claude model
Read more here for the type of features we build. We are seeking a talented and experienced Product Designer to join our team, to help build outstanding experiences that put our mission first and go from idea to fully scaled deployment
The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of user-centric design, a strong portfolio showcasing their craft, and a passion for pushing the boundaries of what's possible with AI.Responsibilities:Contribute to the strategic direction of our tools, rooted in deep user empathyDefine feature areas with excellent attention to detail and polish, identifying opportunities to improve quality and consistency of broader flowsCraft beautiful, polished, and delightful user interfaces that build trust and showcase the power of our AI technologyCollaborate with product managers, engineers, AI researchers and other stakeholders to define product vision, strategy and roadmapsRapidly prototype ideas using code and other methods to communicate concepts and build excitementFind creative ways to ship high-quality work in a fast-paced, often ambiguous, resource-constrained startup environmentYou may be a good fit if you have:8+ years of product design experience (experience designing complex workflows, enterprise/B2B SaaS, developer tools, or API products preferred)Strong portfolio showcasing user-centric design thinking, polished UI craftsmanship, and innovative interaction paradigmsProven track record of executing end-to-end on large and complex products or a series of products in ambiguous environmentsExcellent collaboration and communication skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams and influence without authorityPassion for crafting scaled, highly impactful, safe and beneficial artificial intelligence technologies to enable new possibilitiesExperience with prototyping, especially using front-end code (e.g
HTML/CSS/JS) preferredThe expected salary range for this position is:Annual Salary:$300,000—$375,000 USDLogisticsLocation-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time
However, some roles may require more time in our offices.Visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas! However, we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate
But if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this.We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification
Not all strong candidates will meet every single qualification as listed. Research shows that people who identify as being from underrepresented groups are more prone to experiencing imposter syndrome and doubting the strength of their candidacy, so we urge you not to exclude yourself prematurely and to submit an application if you're interested in this work
We think AI systems like the ones we're building have enormous social and ethical implications
We think this makes representation even more important, and we strive to include a range of diverse perspectives on our team.Compensation and Benefits*Anthropic’s compensation package consists of three elements: salary, equity, and benefits
We are committed to pay fairness and aim for these three elements collectively to be highly competitive with market rates.Equity - For eligible roles, equity will be a major component of the total compensation
We aim to offer higher-than-average equity compensation for a company of our size, and communicate equity amounts at the time of offer issuance.US Benefits - The following benefits are for our US-based employees:Optional equity donation matching.Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and all your dependents.401(k) plan with 4% matching.22 weeks of paid parental leave.Unlimited PTO – most staff take between 4-6 weeks each year, sometimes more!Stipends for education, home office improvements, commuting, and wellness.Fertility benefits via Carrot.Daily lunches and snacks in our office.Relocation support for those moving to the Bay Area.UK Benefits - The following benefits are for our UK-based employees:Optional equity donation matching.Private health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents.Pension contribution (matching 4% of your salary).21 weeks of paid parental leave.Unlimited PTO – most staff take between 4-6 weeks each year, sometimes more!Health cash plan.Life insurance and income protection.Daily lunches and snacks in our office.* This compensation and benefits information is based on Anthropic’s good faith estimate for this position as of the date of publication and may be modified in the future
Employees based outside of the UK or US will receive a different benefits package
The level of pay within the range will depend on a variety of job-related factors, including where you place on our internal performance ladders, which is based on factors including past work experience, relevant education, and performance on our interviews or in a work trial.How we're differentWe believe that the highest-impact AI research will be big science
At Anthropic we work as a single cohesive team on just a few large-scale research efforts
And we value impact — advancing our long-term goals of steerable, trustworthy AI — rather than work on smaller and more specific puzzles
We view AI research as an empirical science, which has as much in common with physics and biology as with traditional efforts in computer science
We're an extremely collaborative group, and we host frequent research discussions to ensure that we are pursuing the highest-impact work at any given time
As such, we greatly value communication skills.The easiest way to understand our research directions is to read our recent research
This research continues many of the directions our team worked on prior to Anthropic, including: GPT-3, Circuit-Based Interpretability, Multimodal Neurons, Scaling Laws, AI & Compute, Concrete Problems in AI Safety, and Learning from Human Preferences.Come work with us!Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco
We offer competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours, and a lovely office space in which to collaborate with colleagues.
We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole
Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.About the roleAnthropic provides an API to access Claude, our state-of-the-art LLM used by companies across many industries and use cases
Along with the API, we provide a suite of tools to help developers solve the novel challenges associated with prompt engineering and LLM deployment
We also build web and mobile apps to access the power of the Claude model
Read more here for the type of features we build. We are seeking a talented and experienced Product Designer to join our team, to help build outstanding experiences that put our mission first and go from idea to fully scaled deployment
The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of user-centric design, a strong portfolio showcasing their craft, and a passion for pushing the boundaries of what's possible with AI.Responsibilities:Contribute to the strategic direction of our tools, rooted in deep user empathyDefine feature areas with excellent attention to detail and polish, identifying opportunities to improve quality and consistency of broader flowsCraft beautiful, polished, and delightful user interfaces that build trust and showcase the power of our AI technologyCollaborate with product managers, engineers, AI researchers and other stakeholders to define product vision, strategy and roadmapsRapidly prototype ideas using code and other methods to communicate concepts and build excitementFind creative ways to ship high-quality work in a fast-paced, often ambiguous, resource-constrained startup environmentYou may be a good fit if you have:8+ years of product design experience (experience designing complex workflows, enterprise/B2B SaaS, developer tools, or API products preferred)Strong portfolio showcasing user-centric design thinking, polished UI craftsmanship, and innovative interaction paradigmsProven track record of executing end-to-end on large and complex products or a series of products in ambiguous environmentsExcellent collaboration and communication skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams and influence without authorityPassion for crafting scaled, highly impactful, safe and beneficial artificial intelligence technologies to enable new possibilitiesExperience with prototyping, especially using front-end code (e.g
HTML/CSS/JS) preferredThe expected salary range for this position is:Annual Salary:$300,000—$375,000 USDLogisticsLocation-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time
However, some roles may require more time in our offices.Visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas! However, we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate
But if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this.We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification
Not all strong candidates will meet every single qualification as listed. Research shows that people who identify as being from underrepresented groups are more prone to experiencing imposter syndrome and doubting the strength of their candidacy, so we urge you not to exclude yourself prematurely and to submit an application if you're interested in this work
We think AI systems like the ones we're building have enormous social and ethical implications
We think this makes representation even more important, and we strive to include a range of diverse perspectives on our team.Compensation and Benefits*Anthropic’s compensation package consists of three elements: salary, equity, and benefits
We are committed to pay fairness and aim for these three elements collectively to be highly competitive with market rates.Equity - For eligible roles, equity will be a major component of the total compensation
We aim to offer higher-than-average equity compensation for a company of our size, and communicate equity amounts at the time of offer issuance.US Benefits - The following benefits are for our US-based employees:Optional equity donation matching.Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and all your dependents.401(k) plan with 4% matching.22 weeks of paid parental leave.Unlimited PTO – most staff take between 4-6 weeks each year, sometimes more!Stipends for education, home office improvements, commuting, and wellness.Fertility benefits via Carrot.Daily lunches and snacks in our office.Relocation support for those moving to the Bay Area.UK Benefits - The following benefits are for our UK-based employees:Optional equity donation matching.Private health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents.Pension contribution (matching 4% of your salary).21 weeks of paid parental leave.Unlimited PTO – most staff take between 4-6 weeks each year, sometimes more!Health cash plan.Life insurance and income protection.Daily lunches and snacks in our office.* This compensation and benefits information is based on Anthropic’s good faith estimate for this position as of the date of publication and may be modified in the future
Employees based outside of the UK or US will receive a different benefits package
The level of pay within the range will depend on a variety of job-related factors, including where you place on our internal performance ladders, which is based on factors including past work experience, relevant education, and performance on our interviews or in a work trial.How we're differentWe believe that the highest-impact AI research will be big science
At Anthropic we work as a single cohesive team on just a few large-scale research efforts
And we value impact — advancing our long-term goals of steerable, trustworthy AI — rather than work on smaller and more specific puzzles
We view AI research as an empirical science, which has as much in common with physics and biology as with traditional efforts in computer science
We're an extremely collaborative group, and we host frequent research discussions to ensure that we are pursuing the highest-impact work at any given time
As such, we greatly value communication skills.The easiest way to understand our research directions is to read our recent research
This research continues many of the directions our team worked on prior to Anthropic, including: GPT-3, Circuit-Based Interpretability, Multimodal Neurons, Scaling Laws, AI & Compute, Concrete Problems in AI Safety, and Learning from Human Preferences.Come work with us!Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco
We offer competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours, and a lovely office space in which to collaborate with colleagues.
