# Staff Engineer, Datacenter Server Lifecycle

Hiring organization: [Menlo Ventures Portfolio](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/menlo-ventures-portfolio)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/03348e3d-19a5-4fdb-a1a5-23bebe04e785

Listed on Menlo Ventures Portfolio's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Lead / Staff / Principal
- Location: New York, NY
- Salary: 320000 – 405000 USD per year

## Summary

You'll lead the operational lifecycle of thousands of servers across Anthropic's new datacenters, building automation and standards for provisioning, maintenance, and secure decommissioning at scale. This role suits experienced infrastructure engineers who are comfortable with hardware fundamentals and want to shape how AI-intensive compute infrastructure operates securely from the ground up.

_Our summary, not Menlo Ventures Portfolio's wording._

## Skills named

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Go, Java, Kubernetes, Microsoft Azure, Python, Rust

## Required

- Hands-on server hardware experience including rack deployment, cabling, and troubleshooting at scale
- End-to-end understanding of hardware lifecycle management: asset tracking, provisioning, maintenance, and decommissioning
- Proficiency in at least one programming language
- Working knowledge of Kubernetes and major cloud providers
- Clear communication and consensus-building across stakeholders
- Ability to navigate ambiguity on complex cross-functional problems
- Willingness to travel occasionally to North American datacenter sites

## Nice to have

- 8+ years of datacenter infrastructure management experience
- Hands-on experience with GPU or AI accelerator hardware such as NVIDIA A100/H100 or TPUs
- Familiarity with LinuxBoot and NixOS
- Experience building datacenter automation or fleet management platforms
- Experience deploying server OS distributions across large fleets
- Background in capacity planning and hardware refresh strategy at hyperscalers
- Experience with trusted compute and hardware security concepts such as secure boot, TPM, and firmware verification

Apply on Menlo Ventures Portfolio's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/anthropic/jobs/5139038008