What are the responsibilities and job description for the Design Engineer position at Anthropic?
About the role
Anthropic makes Claude, a state-of-the-art LLM used by companies across many industries and use cases. Our Design team builds web and mobile apps that unlocks the power of Claude to expand what our users are capable of doing, in their work and personal lives. We also provide an API & a suite of tools to help developers solve the novel challenges associated with prompt engineering and LLM deployment. Read more here for the type of features we build.
Design Engineering works within the Design org to accelerate the pace, quality and innovation of our shipped user experience. At Anthropic, we believe that AI will change many things about our world, including the foundational paradigms that have driven human-computer interaction for the past decades. Our team is focused on evolving and (where necessary) re-inventing the key primitives of desktop, web and mobile software for an AI-native product experience.
We are seeking a talented and experienced Design Engineer to join our team and help build outstanding experiences that rapidly go from idea to fully scaled deployment. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of user-centric design, strong front-end development skills, and a passion for pushing the boundaries of what's possible with AI.
Responsibilities:
- Be part of the Product Design organization, supporting their work on feature development on Claude.ai
- Write front-end production code for critical features on our roadmap, with a focus on the front-of-the-frontend (CSS, presentational JavaScript)
- Create and maintain processes that help us ship quickly, and with an outstanding quality bar
- Work closely with Product Designers to refine early interface ideas, using code prototypes to rapidly validate, iterate, and (where necessary) innovate
- Contribute to the development of prototyping tools and workflows for non-coding teammates
- Contribute to Design Systems efforts, and integrate it into the front-end development process
You may be a good fit if you have:
- 7 years of experience in a design engineering, front-end development, UI Engineering, or similar role
- Strong skills in CSS, JavaScript, and modern front-end frameworks (e.g., React)
- An eye for visual and interaction details, and good judgment about what makes for great user experience
- A portfolio showcasing innovative interaction designs and high-quality front-end implementations
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams
- Experience with design systems, accessibility standards and performant front-ends
