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Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure (Distributed Systems)

Anthropic · London, UK

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Frontier labonsitestaff$430k–$516k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Build and operate distributed systems that train and serve AI models.
  • Scope and lead complex infrastructure projects from ambiguity to production.
  • Shape architecture and strategy that other engineering teams build on.

What they offer

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

Ideal candidate

Seasoned infrastructure leader who thrives in ambiguity and owns large-scale systems end-to-end. You enjoy setting technical direction, aligning teams, and mentoring engineers to raise the bar on reliability.

Requirements

  • Experience designing, building, and operating large-scale distributed systems or infrastructure in production
  • History of independently scoping and delivering complex, ambiguous, multi-month technical projects
  • Experience making architectural decisions that other engineers and teams build on
  • Strong software engineering fundamentals and proficiency in at least one programming language
  • Experience with modern cloud infrastructure, including Kubernetes and infrastructure-as-code, on AWS and/or GCP
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience driving alignment across teams
remote policy
Hybrid - expected in office at least 25% of the time, some roles may require more
visa sponsorship
We sponsor visas where possible, but unable to sponsor every role and every candidate
hiring process
Team placement happens after the interview process based on interests, experience and organizational needs

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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