# Engineering Manager, Connectivity - London at Anthropic

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- **Company:** Anthropic (https://jobs.trythestack.co/companies/anthropic)
- **Location:** United Kingdom
- **Work arrangement:** On-site
- **Employment type:** Full-time
- **Experience level:** 5–10 years
- **Visa sponsorship:** Offered, according to the listing
- **Key skills:** Engineering Management, Backend Engineering, Platform Engineering, Distributed Systems, OAuth, Token Management, API Gateways, Proxy Infrastructure, Technical Leadership, Performance Management, Incident Response, Observability, Cross-functional Collaboration, Open Source Contribution, Identity Systems, Enterprise Governance
- **Posted by employer:** 2026-07-09
- **Added to The Stack:** 2026-07-10
- **Status:** May no longer be active (posted more than 60 days ago)
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/anthropic/jobs/5309805008 (the employer's own application page)
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## About the role

Responsibilities:
- Lead and grow a London-based Connectivity engineering team building MCP proxy, OAuth/token management and related connectivity services.
- Hire, coach and develop engineers; run performance management and create an inclusive, high-performing team culture.
- Define roadmap and partner with product, security, platform and San Francisco leadership to deliver cross-site initiatives.
- Establish operational rigor: on-call practices, incident response, postmortems and reliability SLAs for critical infra.
- Drive architectural decisions, ensure scalability and availability, and represent the team in engineering-wide initiatives.

Requirements:
- Proven experience managing software engineering teams, including hiring, coaching and performance processes.
- Strong technical background in backend/platform engineering and production distributed systems.
- Experience with connectivity patterns: OAuth, token refresh, API proxies/gateways and multi-tenant concerns.
- Track record of shipping reliable infrastructure used by other teams and external partners; strong operational discipline.
- Excellent cross-team communication skills and ability to coordinate across timezones and organizational boundaries.

## Responsibilities

Lead a team of engineers building connectivity infrastructure, including the MCP proxy and OAuth management, to power tool use across Anthropic's products. Partner with global leadership to define roadmaps and establish engineering best practices for high-reliability production systems.

## Requirements

Requires experience managing software engineering teams and a strong technical background in backend or platform engineering with distributed systems. Candidates should have a proven track record of hiring, coaching, and operating production systems at scale.

## FAQ

- **Is this Engineering Manager, Connectivity - London role still open?** It was posted on 2026-07-09. Listings more than 30 days old may no longer be active, so check Anthropic's site before applying.
- **Does Anthropic offer visa sponsorship?** This listing is marked as offering visa sponsorship. Eligibility rules are set by the employer, so check the details on Anthropic's site.
- **Where is this role located?** The listing gives the location as United Kingdom. It is marked on-site.
- **What skills does this role ask for?** The listing names: Engineering Management, Backend Engineering, Platform Engineering, Distributed Systems, OAuth, Token Management, API Gateways, Proxy Infrastructure, Technical Leadership, Performance Management, Incident Response, Observability, Cross-functional Collaboration, Open Source Contribution, Identity Systems, Enterprise Governance.

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