Anthropic
Staff+ Software Engineer, Databases
$320K–$485K
San Francisco, CA +3 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Jul 7, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
New York City, NY
Seattle, WA
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- Minimum years correlate with internal job level; preferred: 10+ years building and scaling database systems, with 3+ years leading large-scale projects or teams.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience; relevant field demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship is available, but not guaranteed for every role or candidate; if an offer is made, Anthropic will make every reasonable effort to obtain a visa.
About the job
Architects and operates database infrastructure supporting Claude products and Anthropic research, with a focus on scale, reliability, performance, and cost efficiency.
What you'll do
- Set technical direction and design database systems for Product and Research workloads across cloud and deployment environments.
- Build and operate database, data movement, and caching infrastructure, including migrations, backfills, and change data capture.
- Lead infrastructure projects and optimize database performance, reliability, and cost at scale.
What they ask for
- Significant experience building and operating production database or storage systems.
- Deep knowledge of distributed database architectures and large-scale OLTP systems.
- Proficiency with SQL and at least one major relational or distributed database engine.
- Track record leading complex infrastructure projects, with strong technical leadership and collaboration skills.
Nice to have
- 10+ years building and scaling database systems, including 3+ years leading large-scale projects or teams.
- Experience with globally distributed SQL databases, data migration or change data capture, multi-cloud solutions, or database internals.
Pay
$320,000 — $485,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Spanner, CockroachDB, DynamoDB, Redis, Temporal
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