Technical Program Manager, API Platform
Drive scaling and efficiency programs for Anthropic's API stack while managing cross-org dependencies in a hybrid work environment.
Posted by employer 4 months ago
First seen on Joblaze 4 months ago
Last verified on the company career page 18 hours ago
Skills & Technologies
Requirements
- Experience
- 7+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Visa
- Sponsorship available
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In the role of Technical Program Manager for the API Platform at Anthropic, the individual will oversee the scaling and efficiency of the API stack, ensuring cohesive execution across multiple teams and programs. Key skills include experience with API platforms, distributed systems, and the ability to manage complex cross-functional projects effectively. This position is ideal for someone with over seven years of technical program management experience who thrives in dynamic environments and can navigate ambiguity. Anthropic's collaborative culture emphasizes impactful AI research, making this a unique opportunity to contribute to significant advancements in AI safety and reliability.
Joblaze insights
- Listed about 4 months ago — first seen on Joblaze June 13, 2026. Last confirmed on Anthropic's careers page October 30, 2026.
- Salary band is above the typical range for Management roles (median ~$170,000).
- Starts above 100% of 10 comparable senior management roles in United States that list API we track (median $200,000 across 4 companies).
- API appears in 1.5% of 1022 comparable senior management roles in United States; databases appears in 0.2% of 1022 comparable senior management roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Technical Program Manager, API Platform role remote?
- It's hybrid — Anthropic expects some on-site time in San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA.
- What's the salary range?
- Anthropic lists $365,000–$435,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 7 years of relevant experience for this Technical Program Manager, API Platform role.
- Where is the role based?
- Anthropic is hiring for this position in San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: API, Networking, databases, inference, infrastructure.
- Does Anthropic sponsor work visas for this role?
- Yes — the posting indicates visa sponsorship is available for the right candidate.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Anthropic targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Technical Program Manager, API Platform role at Anthropic.
From the original posting
About Anthropic
About the Role
Anthropic's API is the foundation that customers, developers, and our own products build on, and it is scaling fast. We're hiring a Technical Program Manager to drive the scaling and core efficiency programs for the API stack, working at the intersection of the API and the infrastructure it runs on (compute, databases, networking, and inference).
Today this work spans many teams and many simultaneous programs, with no single person focused on cohesion across them. You'll be the center: the person who connects isolated workstreams into one coherent roadmap, makes cross-org dependencies visible before they become blockers, and creates clarity on who owns which decisions. Success looks like an API stack that scales efficiently and predictably, with programs that land because someone is accountable for the whole picture.
Responsibilities
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Drive scaling and core efficiency programs for the API stack from architectural direction through sequenced, deliverable execution
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Run multiple large programs simultaneously across infrastructure, networking, and the API layer
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Act as the connective tissue between API, infrastructure, database, networking, and inference teams, owning cross-org dependencies end to end
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Establish decision-making clarity: who owns what, where trade-offs get made, and how isolated streams roll up into one program view
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Surface risks, progress, and trade-offs to engineering leadership with the right altitude and cadence
You may be a good fit if you
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Have 7+ years of technical program management experience, with a track record of successfully delivering complex, cross-functional programs
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Have experience with API platforms, distributed systems, and core infrastructure programs and can engage meaningfully with the engineers who design and operate them
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Have driven scaling, performance, or efficiency programs for high-volume production systems, including the tradeoffs across performance, reliability, and cost
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Have coordinated programs spanning many partner organizations, managing cross-team dependencies, commitments, and escalations at the working level
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Are highly organized and can manage multiple parallel workstreams effectively across distributed teams
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Thrive in unstructured environments with a knack for bringing order to chaos and creating clarity in ambiguous situations, including where decision ownership is unclear
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Have excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence without authority
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Are passionate about Anthropic's mission and interested in the challenges of operating AI infrastructure safely and reliably
The annual compensation range for this role is listed below.
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