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Boris Cherny

AnthropicHead of Claude Code, Member of Technical Staff

Cherny created Claude Code as an agentic interface for delegating software-development work from the terminal.[1] Before Anthropic, he was a principal engineer at Meta, working on Instagram server architecture, developer infrastructure, and code quality; he also wrote Programming TypeScript[2].

Career & education

Current role
September 2024-present
Head of Claude Code, Member of Technical Staff
Previously
November 2017-August 2024
Principal Software Engineer
Education

Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.

References

  1. Claude Code — official origin-story webinarresources.anthropic.com

    Named creator discussing development and practical coding workflows.

  2. Boris Cherny — O’Reilly author biographyoreilly.com

    Programming TypeScript authorship and historical Instagram/Meta work.

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Reviewed July 15, 2026 · Checked for accuracy and new information.

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