Staff+ Software Engineer, Databases
Anthropic · San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA · San Francisco, CA
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Frontier labonsitestaff+$320k–$485k
At a glance
Highlights
- Architect database infrastructure powering millions of Claude users.
- Build the reliable data layer that lets research move fast.
- Scale database systems through 100x+ growth with high reliability.
What they offer
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- Generous vacation and parental leave
- Flexible working hours
- Optional equity donation matching
Ideal candidate
Seasoned infrastructure leader who thrives on massive scale and reliability. You balance speed with safety and love partnering across product and research to enable others to ship quickly.
Requirements
- Significant experience building and operating production database or storage systems
- Deep knowledge of distributed database architectures and OLTP systems at scale
- Proficiency with SQL and at least one major relational or distributed database engine
- Track record leading large, complex infrastructure projects
- Ability to balance moving quickly with production reliability needs
- Strong technical leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills
- remote policy
- Hybrid - expected in office at least 25% of the time
- visa sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship available; support assessed per role and candidate with immigration lawyer help
- hiring process
- No application deadline; applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
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