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Software Engineer, ML Networking

Anthropic · San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA · San Francisco, CA

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Frontier labonsite$280k–$850k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Build systems for accelerator-initiated tensor movement over high-speed networks.
  • Optimize congestion control algorithms for large-scale synchronous workloads.
  • Implement new collective algorithms to improve latency across distributed systems.

What they offer

  • Competitive compensation and benefits
  • Optional equity donation matching
  • Generous vacation and parental leave
  • Flexible working hours

Ideal candidate

A systems-level problem solver who thrives debugging complex distributed issues and building high-performance network infrastructure for AI workloads.

Requirements

  • Expert-level proficiency with network protocols and networking concepts
  • Deep kernel networking experience including TCP/IP internals, XDP, eBPF, io_uring and epoll
  • User-space networking experience including DPDK, RDMA and kernel bypass techniques
  • Ability to build higher-level abstractions like collectives and RPC
  • Skilled at diagnosing distributed networking issues, especially OSI layers 2-4
  • Strong systems programming skills including memory management and NUMA-aware programming
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, training and experience
remote policy
Hybrid - in office at least 25% of the time; some roles may require more
visa sponsorship
Visa sponsorship available but not guaranteed for every role and candidate

Lab profile

About Anthropic

AI safety company building reliable, interpretable and steerable frontier AI systems.

What they build

  • Claude
  • Claude API
  • Claude Code

Known for

  • AI safety and alignment
  • Model interpretability research
  • Frontier LLM development

Key facts

  • Founded in 2021
  • Headquartered in San Francisco, California
  • Backed by Amazon and Google
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