Staff Software Engineer — Developer Productivity & Build Systems

Anthropic; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 405,000 - 625,000; Full time

Job summary

Anthropic, located in Seattle, is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Software Engineer. This role focuses on enhancing the developer productivity experience through sophisticated infrastructure systems. Responsibilities include defining technical strategies, designing scalable architectures, and developing CI/CD tooling. Ideal candidates will have broad experience in CI orchestration tools, proficiency in programming languages like Python and Rust, and strong communication skills. The position offers a salary range of $405,000 to $625,000 annually, with a hybrid work policy requiring staff to be onsite at least 25% of the time.

Qualifications

• Deep experience with build systems, CI/CD pipelines, and developer tooling.
• Strong proficiency in Python, Rust, and Go.
• Experience with large-scale developer infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical strategy and roadmap for your area.
• Define infrastructure architecture and solve complex problems.
• Design scalable and reliable distributed infrastructure.
• Own and evolve build environments and dependency systems.
• Define tooling and frameworks that drive developer productivity.

Skills

Build systems

CI/CD pipelines

Developer tooling

Python

Rust

Go

Container orchestration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

CI orchestration tools (Buildkite, Jenkins, GitHub Actions)

Nix/NixOS/Docker

Job description

Anthropic, located in Seattle, is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Software Engineer. This role focuses on enhancing the developer productivity experience through sophisticated infrastructure systems. Responsibilities include defining technical strategies, designing scalable architectures, and developing CI/CD tooling. Ideal candidates will have broad experience in CI orchestration tools, proficiency in programming languages like Python and Rust, and strong communication skills. The position offers a salary range of $405,000 to $625,000 annually, with a hybrid work policy requiring staff to be onsite at least 25% of the time.