Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure (Distributed Systems) at Anthropic

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Updated 2026-11-03, from our data and official sources.

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About the role

Responsibilities:
- Scope and independently lead complex, multi-month distributed systems projects from ambiguity to production.
- Make foundational architectural decisions and set technical direction for other teams to build on.
- Drive cross-team alignment on design, reliability, scalability, and security trade-offs.
- Partner with research and product teams to translate compute and infrastructure needs into technical designs.
- Own reliability, scalability, and security as system usage grows; improve operational practices (incidents, postmortems, on-call).
- Mentor engineers and raise the team’s technical bar.

Requirements:
- Proven experience designing, building, and operating large-scale distributed systems in production.
- Track record of independently delivering complex, ambiguous technical projects.
- Strong software engineering fundamentals and proficiency in at least one language (e.g., Python, Rust, Go, Java).
- Experience with modern cloud infrastructure (Kubernetes, IaC) on AWS and/or GCP.
- Excellent written and verbal communication; experience driving alignment across stakeholders.
- Preferred: 10+ years of engineering experience, familiarity with ML infrastructure (GPUs/TPUs/Trainium/NCCL), low-level systems work (kernel tuning, eBPF), or security/privacy background.

Responsibilities

The Staff Software Engineer will lead complex, multi-month infrastructure projects and make critical architectural decisions that support the company's AI research and product teams. They are also responsible for ensuring the reliability, scalability, and security of distributed systems while mentoring other engineers.

Requirements

Candidates must have extensive experience designing and operating large-scale distributed systems in production and proficiency in at least one programming language. A bachelor's degree is required, and 10+ years of software engineering experience is preferred.

Key skills

• Distributed systems — in 332 other listings on The Stack
• Kubernetes — in 569 other listings on The Stack
• Python — in 1173 other listings on The Stack
• Rust — in 82 other listings on The Stack
• Go — in 226 other listings on The Stack
• Java — in 347 other listings on The Stack
• AWS — in 788 other listings on The Stack
• GCP — in 168 other listings on The Stack
• Infrastructure-as-code
• System architecture
• Observability
• Linux kernel tuning
• eBPF
• Security engineering
• Technical leadership
• Mentoring

On The Stack (as of 2026-11-03)

• Anthropic has 52 other listings on The Stack, 35 of them marked as offering visa sponsorship.
• 209 visa-sponsored jobs in the United Kingdom on The Stack, posted in the last 60 days.
• 180 visa-sponsored software engineer jobs in Europe on The Stack, posted in the last 60 days.

Frequently asked questions about Anthropic

Is this Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure (Distributed Systems) role still open?

It was posted on 2026-08-12. Listings more than 30 days old may no longer be active, so check Anthropic's site before applying.

Does Anthropic offer visa sponsorship?

This listing is marked as offering visa sponsorship. Eligibility rules are set by the employer, so check the details on Anthropic's site.

Where is this role located?

The listing gives the location as United Kingdom. It is marked on-site.

What skills does this role ask for?

The listing names: Distributed systems, Kubernetes, Python, Rust, Go, Java, AWS, GCP, Infrastructure-as-code, System architecture, Observability, Linux kernel tuning, eBPF, Security engineering, Technical leadership, Mentoring.