Staff+ Infrastructure Engineer, Cluster Infrastructure
Anthropic · San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA · New York City, NY · San Francisco, CA
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Frontier labonsitestaff$320k–$485k
At a glance
Highlights
- Own full lifecycle of compute clusters powering frontier model training.
- Build agent-driven automation for provisioning across clouds and datacenters.
- Set technical direction for bringing massive AI compute online at global scale.
What they offer
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- Optional equity donation matching
- Generous vacation and parental leave
- Flexible working hours
Ideal candidate
A seasoned infrastructure leader who thrives on large-scale distributed systems and cross-team alignment, motivated by building reliable, secure foundations that let frontier AI research and products scale safely.
Requirements
- Deep expertise in distributed systems, reliability, and cloud platforms (e.g., Kubernetes, IaC, AWS/GCP/Azure)
- Strong proficiency in at least one systems language (e.g., Rust, Go, or Python), IaC proficiency with Terraform
- Track record of leading complex, multi-quarter technical initiatives spanning multiple teams or systems
- Ability to build alignment across senior stakeholders and communicate effectively at all levels
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience
- remote policy
- Hybrid - expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time
- visa sponsorship
- We sponsor visas but cannot successfully sponsor every role and candidate; reasonable effort made if offer extended
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