Staff+ Software Engineer, Kubernetes Platform

New York, NY · full time · Lead / Staff / Principal

$320,000 – $485,000

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What this role is

This role leads the Kubernetes platform that manages Anthropic's massive AI compute infrastructure across multiple cloud providers. You'll architect and operate highly specialized scheduling and control systems that enable the company to train frontier AI models at unprecedented scale.

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Skills this role names

What they ask for

Required

Significant experience building and operating production distributed systems
Proficiency in at least one systems language (Go, Python, Rust, or C++)
Deep hands-on Kubernetes experience including scheduler, controllers, apiserver, or large multi-tenant cluster operation
Ability to debug complex issues across the full stack from API to node and network level
Track record of designing for reliability and correctness in systems others depend on
Strong written and verbal communication skills

Nice to have

Kubernetes internals contributions or experience with scheduler, apiserver, etcd, client-go, or controller-runtime
Experience building or operating cluster schedulers or batch systems
Background scaling control planes or coordination systems
Familiarity with ML infrastructure including GPUs, TPUs, gang scheduling, topology-aware placement, or collective networking
Experience with GCP and/or AWS, including GKE/EKS internals and Infrastructure as Code
Low-level systems experience such as Linux kernel tuning, cgroups, or eBPF
10+ years of relevant industry experience including leading large infrastructure projects