Software Engineer, Research Infrastructure
Core
Building and scaling distributed infrastructure and systems to accelerate AI research workflows and tooling at Anthropic.
Role type
Senior IC software engineer (research infrastructure)
Builds
Production-grade infrastructure, tooling, and systems for AI research teams
Domain
Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Research Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
distributed systems design, large-scale system operations, architectural decision-making, independent project scoping, cross-organizational alignment, hands-on coding, pragmatic problem-solving
Preferred skills
ML workflow infrastructure, rapidly scaling system reliability, infrastructure-as-code, startup environment experience, technical mentorship
Technologies
distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, infrastructure-as-code
Responsibilities
Design, build, and scale infrastructure supporting rapidly increasing usage; Independently scope and lead complex, multi-month engineering projects; Drive cross-organizational alignment on technical direction; Make architectural decisions shaping the foundation of research infrastructure; Partner with researchers to understand workflows and design for future needs; Iterate quickly with pragmatic, first-principles solutions; Take ownership of reliability and scalability of critical systems; Help set technical standards and mentor other engineers
