Staff Engineer, Datacenter Lifecycle & Security Automation

SignalAI; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 320,000 - 405,000; Full time

Job summary

Anthropic is seeking a Staff Engineer to own the end-to-end operational journey of every machine in our datacenters, from provisioning to decommissioning. You will shape services, tooling, standards, and AI-native workflows to drive efficiency, performance, and reliability, with a strong emphasis on trusted compute and fleet management.

You will collaborate with Infrastructure Security and Networking teams to implement secure, scalable datacenter operations while maintaining hardware health and

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with server hardware, including rack deployment, cabling, troubleshooting, and failure modes at scale.
• End-to-end hardware lifecycle management: asset tracking, provisioning workflows, maintenance scheduling, decommissioning practices.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Python, Rust, Go, or Java).
• Working knowledge of modern cloud infrastructure, including Kubernetes and large scale cloud providers (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Ability to communicate clearly and build consensus with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel occasionally to datacenter sites across North America.

Responsibilities

• Build automation to support datacenter fleets at scale.
• Define and own the end-to-end system lifecycle strategy – from provisioning and deployment through operation, maintenance, refresh, and decommissioning – and maintain automation and operational procedures for common lifecycle events.
• Partner closely with Infrastructure Security to design and enforce trusted compute standards across the server lifecycle.
• Work closely with our Networking team to ensure end-to-end connectivity across all sites.
• Build and maintain tooling to track machine health, configuration, and operational status across the full datacenter fleet.

Skills

Server hardware

Hardware lifecycle

Cloud infra

Programming languages

Stakeholder comms

Travel readiness

Security concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

LinuxBoot

NixOS

Kubernetes

Job description

Anthropic is seeking a Staff Engineer to own the end-to-end operational journey of every machine in our datacenters, from provisioning to decommissioning. You will shape services, tooling, standards, and AI-native workflows to drive efficiency, performance, and reliability, with a strong emphasis on trusted compute and fleet management.

You will collaborate with Infrastructure Security and Networking teams to implement secure, scalable datacenter operations while maintaining hardware health and