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Staff+ Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure

AnthropicRemote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NYSoftware Engineering - Infrastructure
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Job type
Full-time
Work mode
Remote
Posted
13 Feb 2026
Status
Open · checked 7d ago

About this role

The Staff+ Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure role at Anthropic involves designing, operating, and scaling secure data systems that power decisions across the organization. This position is ideal for experienced distributed systems engineers who want to build trusted data platforms in a remote-friendly environment or from offices in San Francisco, Seattle, or New York City.

Role Overview

Data Infrastructure provides fast, trusted, and easy-to-use data storage, processing, and access. As a senior technical leader, the engineer tackles diverse challenges ranging from financial reporting pipelines to access control systems and cloud storage reliability. The role involves close collaboration with data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders while diving deep into cloud primitives and distributed architectures.

Key Responsibilities

Design and implement robust access control systems, permission management, audit logging, and compliance requirements using IAM policies and security controls.
Build and maintain financial data pipelines, data warehouses, and external revenue ingestion workflows to ensure data accuracy and integrity.
Architect petabyte-scale disaster recovery, backup, and replication systems to guarantee high availability and durability in cloud object storage.
Scale data processing infrastructure by optimizing query performance, managing costs, and enabling self-service analytics.

Requirements

Minimum of 10 years of professional experience building data infrastructure, storage systems, or related distributed systems.
Minimum of 3 years of experience leading large-scale, complex projects or serving as a technical lead.
Ability to establish technical direction and navigate tradeoffs between performance, cost, security, and maintainability.
Deep programming proficiency in languages such as Python, Go, or Java, alongside experience with infrastructure-as-code and cloud platforms like AWS or GCP.
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Nice to Have

Experience with security and compliance requirements including ITGC, GDPR, and financial controls.
Background in data warehousing, ETL/ELT pipelines, analytics infrastructure, or column-oriented databases.
Familiarity with Kubernetes, containerization, and cloud-native architectures.
Experience working in fintech, financial services, or highly regulated environments.

Skills and Tools

Programming Languages: Python, Go, SQL, Java
Data Technologies: BigQuery, BigTable, Airflow, Cloud Composer, dbt, Spark, Segment, Fivetran
Storage Systems: Google Cloud Storage (GCS), Amazon S3
Infrastructure Platforms: Terraform, Kubernetes, GCP, AWS

Salary and Benefits

Annual base salary range from $405,000 to $485,000 USD.
Competitive compensation and benefits package.
Optional equity donation matching.
Generous vacation time and parental leave.
Flexible working hours and a location-based hybrid policy requiring office presence at least 25% of the time.
Visa sponsorship support provided for eligible candidates.

About the Company

Anthropic operates as a public benefit corporation focused on building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems that remain safe and beneficial for society. The organization functions as a cohesive team tackling large-scale empirical AI research and data infrastructure challenges in a collaborative environment.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit their application directly on the official Anthropic careers page.

Skills and tech stack

PythonSQLAWSGCPKubernetesJavaSparkAirflowdbtTerraform

Questions candidates ask

What is the salary range for the Staff+ Software Engineer position?

The annual base salary ranges from $405,000 to $485,000 USD.

Where is this position located?

This role is remote-friendly with travel required, and has options to work out of offices in San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA, or New York City, NY.

What level of experience is required?

Candidates must have at least 10 years of professional experience in software engineering building data or distributed systems, including 3 or more years leading large-scale projects or teams.

Does Anthropic offer visa sponsorship for this role?

Yes, Anthropic sponsors visas for eligible candidates and works with an immigration lawyer to assist through the process.

What are the core technologies used in this role?

The tech stack includes Python, Go, SQL, Java, BigQuery, BigTable, Airflow, dbt, Spark, Terraform, Kubernetes, AWS, and GCP.

Ready to apply?

The application is on the official Anthropic careers page.

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