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Salary: USD 275,000 - 315,000 / annual
Anthropic is seeking an Applied AI Architect for the Public Sector to serve as a pre-sales technical advisor helping government agencies, systems integrators, and GovTech companies integrate Claude into their technology stacks. This role combines deep technical expertise with customer-facing skills to architect innovative LLM solutions addressing complex mission challenges while maintaining high standards for safety and reliability.
You will work closely with Sales, Product, and Engineering teams to guide customers from initial technical discovery through successful deployment. Key responsibilities include:
• Partner with account executives to understand customer requirements and translate them into technical solutions, ensuring alignment between business objectives and technical implementation
• Serve as the primary technical advisor to enterprise customers throughout their Claude adoption journey, from discovery through deployment, coordinating internally across multiple teams and stakeholders
• Support customers building with Claude Code, the Claude API, and Claude for Enterprise
• Create and deliver compelling technical content tailored to different audiences—from technical deep dives for engineering teams to business-value conversations with executives
• Guide technical architecture decisions and help customers integrate Claude into their existing technology stack
• Help customers develop evaluation frameworks to measure Claude's performance for their specific use cases
• Identify common integration patterns and contribute insights back to Product and Engineering teams
• Travel frequently to customer sites for workshops, technical deep dives, and relationship building
• Maintain strong knowledge of the latest developments in LLM capabilities and implementation patterns
The role is hybrid with an expectation of being in the DC office at least 25% of the time, though some roles may require more office time. Frequent travel to customer sites is required.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• US Secret Clearance preferred for working with defense tech customers
• Prior work in government, government contracting, or government tech preferred
• 5+ years of experience in technical customer-facing roles such as Solutions Architect, Sales Engineer, or Technical Account Manager
• Experience navigating complex buying cycles involving multiple stakeholders
• Exceptional ability to build relationships with and communicate technical concepts to diverse stakeholders including C-suite executives, engineering & IT teams
• Strong technical communication skills with ability to translate customer requirements between technical and business stakeholders
• Experience designing scalable cloud architectures and integrating with enterprise systems
• Familiarity with Python
• Familiarity with common LLM frameworks and tools or background in machine learning or data science
• Excitement for cross-organizational collaboration, working through trade-offs, and balancing competing priorities
• A love of teaching, mentoring, and helping others succeed
• Passion for thinking creatively about how to use technology in a way that is safe and beneficial, advancing the goal of safe AI systems
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience in a field relevant to the role
