Anthropic’s new $405K role shows where AI hiring is heading next

Anthropic is offering up to $405,000 for a "Staff Software Engineer" role.

Bloomberg/Getty Images Anthropic posted a job listing for an engineer on its "Claudification" team.

It pays up to $405,000.

The job includes building and directing AI agents to help run Anthropic's sales operation.

It's one of many new roles that have emerged in the AI era, some of which combine disciplines.

Welcome to the AI era, where job postings are getting more niche — and more interdisciplinary.

Anthropic recently posted a remote-friendly "Staff Software Engineer" role for its GTM AI Engineering, or "Claudification" team.

The pay range is from $320,000 to $405,000, which the post said includes both the sales commission target and annual base salary for the role.

According to the job description, the role involves building and directing AI agents that help run Anthropic's sales operation, including responding to or reaching out to prospects and managing the pipeline.

The post makes it clear the company is looking for someone with both a sales and technical background.

It requires at least eight years of experience in engineering, and a familiarity working with sales systems like CRM, sales engagement, conversation intelligence, or time spent working with a revenue team.

The ideal candidate has "worked in cultures of analytical rigor before, and you're eager to help shape the norms and best practices of a growing AI engineering function at a pivotal moment in the company's growth," Anthropic wrote in the posting.

The push for interdisciplinary skills AI is altering what jobs are considered important and how much you can get paid.

For instance, it's has led to a rise of certain roles, like prompt engineers, machine-learning engineers, and AI researchers.