Staff Software Engineer, Developer Productivity (Dev Environments) - Claude Code
Core
Own the end-to-end developer environment for building Claude, optimizing container lifecycles, isolation, and pre-push validation to accelerate the inner development loop.
Role type
Staff Software Engineer (Developer Infrastructure)
Builds
Local and hosted development environments, ephemeral sandboxes, pre-push validation layers, and repository topology.
Domain
AI Safety / Developer Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Python, containers (Docker/Kubernetes), backend engineering, developer environment ownership, cross-team collaboration, AI coding assistant usage
Preferred skills
Rust/Go, cold-start optimization, environment isolation design, monorepo management, hermetic build systems (Bazel/Buck/Nix), platform tech leadership
Technologies
Python, Docker, Kubernetes, Rust, Go, Bazel, Buck, Nix
Responsibilities
Own container lifecycle and dependency provisioning; drive down cold-start time; design environment isolation models; build pre-push validation; partner on repository topology; act as technical lead across boundaries
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with cross-team influence