Applied AI Architect (State and Local Government)

Join Anthropic, a leading AI safety and research company, as an Applied AI Architect focused on state and local government agencies. In this role, you will be a trusted technical advisor, helping agencies understand the value of Claude and successfully integrate it into their technology stack. You will work closely with sales, product, and engineering teams, guiding customers from initial technical discovery through successful deployment. You will also create and deliver compelling technical content, guide technical architecture decisions, and help customers develop evaluation frameworks. This position requires frequent travel to customer sites and a strong knowledge of LLM capabilities and implementation patterns.

• Architect innovative LLM solutions that address complex mission challenges while maintaining high standards for safety and reliability.
• Guide customers from initial technical discovery through successful deployment, ensuring alignment between business objectives and technical implementation.
• Serve as the primary technical advisor to enterprise customers throughout their Claude adoption journey, coordinating internally across multiple teams & stakeholders to drive customer success.
• Experience designing scalable cloud architectures and integrating with enterprise systems
• Experience navigating complex buying cycles involving multiple stakeholders
• 5+ years of experience in technical customer-facing roles such as Solutions Architect, Sales Engineer, or Technical Account Manager
• Must have prior experience working with US federal, state, and/or local agencies
• Familiarity with common LLM frameworks and tools or a background in machine learning or data science
• Strong technical communication skills with the ability to translate customer requirements between technical and business stakeholders
• Exceptional ability to build relationships with and communicate technical concepts to diverse stakeholders to include C-suite executives, engineering & IT teams, and more
• A love of teaching, mentoring, and helping others succeed
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to convey complicated topics in easily understandable terms to a diverse set of external and internal stakeholders. You enjoy engaging in cross-organizational collaboration, working through trade-offs, and balancing competing priorities
• Excitement for engaging in cross-organizational collaboration, working through trade-offs, and balancing competing priorities
• Passion for thinking creatively about how to use technology in a way that is safe and beneficial, and ultimately furthers the goal of advancing safe AI systems
• Familiar with Python
• Minimum years of experience: Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position
• Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience
• Required field of study: A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience
• 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