Staff Engineer: Datacenter Server Lifecycle & Security

Anthropic; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 320,000 - 405,000; Full time

Job summary

Anthropic seeks a Staff Engineer for the Datacenter Server Lifecycle team in San Francisco, CA. This role involves owning the operational journey of machines, defining processes and toolsets, and enforcing security standards. You will lead automation for extensive datacenter operations, requiring strong experience in hardware management and proficiency in programming. The annual salary ranges from $320,000 to $405,000 USD. We value diverse candidates and support visa sponsorship.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in datacenter operations or related field.
• Experience with GPU or AI accelerator hardware.
• Hands-on experience with provisioning tooling.

Responsibilities

• Lead automation for tens of thousands of servers.
• Define end-to-end server lifecycle strategy.
• Partner with Infrastructure Security on trusted compute standards.

Skills

Hands-on experience with server hardware

Understanding failure modes at scale

Proficiency in programming languages

Communication and consensus building

Navigating ambiguity

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Job description

Anthropic seeks a Staff Engineer for the Datacenter Server Lifecycle team in San Francisco, CA. This role involves owning the operational journey of machines, defining processes and toolsets, and enforcing security standards. You will lead automation for extensive datacenter operations, requiring strong experience in hardware management and proficiency in programming. The annual salary ranges from $320,000 to $405,000 USD. We value diverse candidates and support visa sponsorship.