Staff Infrastructure Engineer, Cluster Infrastructure
About this role
The Staff Infrastructure Engineer, Cluster Infrastructure position at Anthropic in London is a senior technical leadership role focused on driving agent-driven compute automation and managing large-scale infrastructure systems. This opportunity suits an experienced distributed systems expert eager to shape how cutting-edge artificial intelligence models are trained and scaled.
Role Overview
Anthropic's Infrastructure organization powers the mission of developing safe, reliable, and steerable AI systems like Claude. The Cluster Infrastructure team owns the full compute cluster lifecycle, building agent-driven automation for provisioning and management across cloud providers and proprietary datacenters. As a Staff Engineer in London, the selected candidate will set the technical strategy and roadmap for bringing compute online amidst unprecedented scaling requirements. Team members operate in a hybrid setup, working from the office at least twenty-five percent of the time, and visa sponsorship is available for qualified applicants.
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About the Company
Anthropic is a public benefit corporation dedicated to building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems that are beneficial to society. Operating as a single cohesive team, the organization approaches AI research as an empirical science closely tied to physics and biology. Employees work collaboratively in lovely office environments to advance long-term safety and capability goals.
How to Apply
Visit the official Anthropic careers page to submit an application for this position.
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Is remote work allowed for this role?
No, this is not a fully remote role. Anthropic enforces a location-based hybrid policy requiring staff to be in the office at least 25% of the time.
Does Anthropic sponsor visas for this position?
Yes, Anthropic offers visa sponsorship for this role and retains an immigration lawyer to assist successful candidates through the process.
What is the salary range for the Staff Infrastructure Engineer position?
The annual base salary for this role ranges from £325,000 to £485,000 GBP.
How many years of experience are required?
Candidates must have 10+ years of software engineering experience, including time spent as a technical lead setting direction for a team.
What core technical skills are required?
Required skills include deep expertise in distributed systems, reliability, cloud platforms like Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, or Azure, proficiency in a systems language such as Rust, Go, or Python, and Terraform expertise.