Staff+ Software Engineer, Research Systems Engineering

Highlights

• Build distributed systems that train, serve and secure Anthropic's AI models.
• Partner directly with research teams to unblock performance and scale.
• Lead multi-month infra projects from ambiguity to production.

What they offer

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

Ideal candidate

Systems-minded technical leader who thrives in ambiguity and loves partnering with researchers. You care about reliability at scale and raising the bar through mentorship and clear communication.

Requirements

• Experience designing, building, and operating large-scale distributed systems or infrastructure in production
• Experience independently scoping and delivering complex, ambiguous, multi-month technical projects
• Prior experience as a technical lead or mentor for other engineers
• Experience making architectural decisions that other engineers and teams build on top of
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Python, Rust, Go, Java)
• Experience with modern cloud infrastructure (e.g., Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, AWS, GCP)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience building alignment across multiple teams or stakeholders