320K–485K USD / year
Staff+ Software Engineer, Research Systems Engineering
Engineering managerHybrid — San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA, New York City, NY
Published on 2026-10-07
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About this role
The role involves leading complex infrastructure projects that support research teams at Anthropic. The engineer will build systems that ensure the reliability, scalability, and security necessary for AI research, while also mentoring other engineers and aligning technical direction across teams.
About the company
Anthropic builds reliable and interpretable AI systems, including the Claude family of models, for businesses and developers. The company focuses on AI safety research and practical AI assistants for enterprise and consumer use.
What you'll do
- Independently scope and lead complex infrastructure projects
- Build partnerships with research teams
- Mentor other engineers
- Take ownership of system reliability and scalability
- Lead improvement of operational processes
What we're looking for
- Experience with large-scale distributed systems
- Ability to deliver complex technical projects
- Technical lead or mentoring experience
- Strong software engineering fundamentals
- Proficiency in one programming language
- Experience with modern cloud infrastructure
- Strong communication skills
Nice to have
- 10+ years of software engineering experience
- Experience with machine learning infrastructure
- Low-level systems experience
- Experience with security and privacy engineering best practices