Staff Engineer, Datacenter Server Lifecycle
Anthropic · San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA · San Francisco, CA
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Frontier labonsitestaff$320k–$405k
At a glance
Highlights
- Own end-to-end server lifecycle for custom datacenters powering frontier models.
- Define greenfield services and standards for operating critical hardware at scale.
- Enforce verified hardware integrity for fleets training models and serving Claude.
What they offer
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- Optional equity donation matching
- Generous vacation and parental leave
- Flexible working hours
Ideal candidate
A hands-on infrastructure builder who thrives in ambiguity and owns hardware at scale end-to-end. You care about reliability, efficiency, and trusted compute for frontier AI workloads.
Requirements
- Hands-on experience with server hardware, including rack deployment, cabling, troubleshooting, and failure modes at scale
- End-to-end understanding of hardware lifecycle management: asset tracking, provisioning, maintenance, and decommissioning
- Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Python, Rust, Go, or Java)
- Working knowledge of modern cloud infrastructure, including Kubernetes and large scale cloud providers
- Ability to communicate clearly and build consensus with stakeholders
- Comfort navigating ambiguity and making progress on complex, cross-functional problems
- Willingness to travel occasionally to datacenter sites across North America
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience
- remote policy
- Hybrid: in office at least 25% of the time; some roles may require more time in office
- visa sponsorship
- We do sponsor visas, but sponsorship 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