Anthropic
Staff+ Infrastructure Engineer, Cluster Infrastructure
$320K–$485K
San Francisco, CA +4 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Apr 30, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
New York City, NY
Seattle, WA
New York, New York, United States
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- Minimum years correlate with internal job level requirements; preferred qualification: 10+ years of software engineering experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience; relevant field of study demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship is offered, but not guaranteed for every role or candidate; the company will make every reasonable effort to obtain a visa after an offer.
About the job
Sets technical direction for bringing compute online and managing the lifecycle, reliability, security, and connectivity of Anthropic’s compute clusters.
What you'll do
- Own strategy and roadmap for agent-driven cluster provisioning, updates, and decommissioning.
- Drive cluster scalability, homogeneity, fault tolerance, security, and operational excellence in collaboration with partner teams.
- Shape long-term compute and infrastructure strategy; mentor engineers and coordinate with cloud providers and internal teams.
What they ask for
- Deep expertise in distributed systems, reliability, and cloud platforms.
- Proficiency in at least one systems language (Rust, Go, or Python) and Terraform.
- Track record leading complex, multi-quarter initiatives across teams or systems.
- Ability to align senior stakeholders and communicate effectively at all levels.
Nice to have
- 10+ years of software engineering experience, including technical-lead experience setting team direction.
- Experience operating hyperscale compute infrastructure (100+ clusters, 10K+ nodes).
Pay
$320,000 — $485,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Kubernetes, IaC, AWS, GCP, Azure, Rust, Go, Python
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