Anthropic

AI

StaffNetworkEngineer

$320–405k United States Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Staff Network Engineer at Anthropic. Skills: Network engineering, Software development, Network automation, Distributed systems. Design, deploy, and maintain high-performance networks across multiple data center sites. Manage physical infrastructure, routing protocols, and network security”

What You'll Achieve.

Build and scale the networking infrastructure that powers Claude and our AI research; Ensure AI systems are reliable, interpretable, and steerable; Drive continuous reliability improvements

Industry & Context.

AI
Problems you'll solve

Solve problems across the stack; Troubleshoot complex distributed systems issues

Eligibility Requirements

Travel Required, On-call rotation, Lead response to network-related incidents

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Software development skills in Python, Go, or similar languages, Experience building network automation, tooling, or infrastructure software, Deep understanding of networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, BGP, ISIS, OSPF, VLANs, VPCs, routing, switching, and network security, Hands-on experience building and operating production networks end-to-end—from physical layer (cabling, optics, hardware) through software-defined networking, Comfort working with Linux, command-line tools, and infrastructure-as-code approaches, Track record of debugging complex distributed systems issues that network, compute, and application layers

Nice to Have

8+ years of experience in network engineering, with hands-on experience building and operating production networks, Experience scaling networks in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure) and/or on-premises data centers, Background in DevOps/SRE practices including monitoring, observability, and reliability engineering, Experience with Kubernetes networking, container orchestration, or service mesh technologies, Familiarity with AI/ML infrastructure and the unique networking requirements of large-scale training clusters, Prior experience in environments requiring broad technical ownership—startups, small ISPs, or similar contexts where wearing multiple hats was the norm, Generalist background beyond networking (web applications, embedded systems, systems programming, etc.) that reflects comfort operating across the stack

What You'll Do.

and maintain high-performance networks across multiple data center sites

Manage physical infrastructure

Write software to automate network provisioning

configuration management

and operational workflows

Implement comprehensive monitoring

Build debugging tools

Drive continuous reliability improvements

Plan and execute network expansions to new sites and facilities

Manage physical builds

Optimize network performance for AI workloads

Troubleshoot complex distributed systems issues

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with compute, storage, and ML infrastructure teams; Collaborate across teams

Communication Scope

Communication skills; Ability to collaborate across teams

Full Job Description

About Anthropic Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems. About the role We're looking for network engineers who are also skilled software developers to help build and scale the networking infrastructure that powers Claude and our AI research. This is a hands-on role spanning everything from physical network builds to software-defined networking, from extending connectivity to new data center sites to building robust monitoring and automation systems. You'll be joining a small, growing team working on mission-critical infrastructure for one of the most consequential AI systems in the world. The role calls for genuine technical depth in networking and the flexibility to solve problems across the stack—from configuring routers to writing automation, from troubleshooting physical connectivity to designing scalable architectures. Key responsibilities Design, deploy, and maintain high-performance networks across multiple data center sites, including managing physical infrastructure, routing protocols, and network security Write software to automate network provisioning, configuration management, and operational workflows Implement comprehensive monitoring, build debugging tools, investigate outages, and drive continuous reliability improvements Plan and execute network expansions to new sites and facilities, including working with vendors, managing physical builds, and migrating live traffic Partner with compute, storage, and ML infrastructure teams to optimize network performance for AI workloads and troubleshoot complex distributed systems issues Participate in on-call rotation and lead response to network-related incidents Minimum qualifications Strong software development skills in Python, Go

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