Lead Technical Instructor

Job Overview

We are seeking a Lead Technical Instructor to join our team in New York City. As a Lead Technical Instructor, you will deliver hands-on technical instruction across Anthropic's onboarding, residency, and technical enablement programs. You will also develop other instructors, run train-the-trainer programs, and improve the quality and consistency of technical instruction across programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver hands-on technical instruction across Anthropic's programs in New York and remotely across European time zones.
• Model excellent technical teaching for various audiences, adapting to different experience levels and technical depths.
• Run train-the-trainer programs for internal experts, contract instructors, and training partners.
• Coach and calibrate instructors through live and recorded observations, feedback, and recommendations.
• Partner with technical experts to create effective sessions, labs, exercises, and demonstrations.
• Own instructional quality in assigned programs and ensure delivery meets Anthropic's standards.
• Use learner and instructor data to identify gaps in instruction and recommend improvements.
• Help evolve Anthropic's technical instruction function, bringing your experience into standards, instructor development practices, and scaling quality.

Requirements

• 6+ years of relevant professional experience in software engineering, solutions engineering, developer advocacy, technical education, or a similar technically deep role.
• 3+ years of hands-on technical instruction experience, including teaching engineers in live environments.
• Production engineering experience with written and shipped production software.
• Recent hands-on AI development experience with LLM APIs, agents, tool use, MCP, or related technologies.
• Instructor development experience with helping other instructors improve.
• New York City location or willingness to relocate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing or operating a train-the-trainer, instructor certification, or observer-calibration program.
• A portfolio of sessions, labs, or courses designed and taught.
• Experience teaching across time zones or to European audiences.
• Experience using Claude Code or a comparable agentic coding tool.
• Experience building with the Claude Developer Platform.
• Public speaking, conference workshops, or developer advocacy experience.
• Deep enthusiasm for AI and a commitment to building and deploying it responsibly.

Logistics

• Annual Salary: $1-$2 USD