Thariq, a core Claude Code engineer, leaves Anthropic

Thariq (@trq212), one of the best-known engineers on the Claude Code team, said on X that he has left Anthropic after more than a year of working on Claude Code, which he says scaled "larger than I ever imagined". He says he still believes in Anthropic's mission. His post does not say where he is going next, and Anthropic has not commented on any change to Claude Code.