MP
$280,000 – $850,000
Listed on Menlo Ventures Portfolio’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.
What this role is
This role builds and optimizes the networking software that connects machine learning accelerators in Anthropic's AI infrastructure, requiring deep expertise in network protocols, kernel programming, and distributed systems optimization. It's a fit for systems engineers with strong backgrounds in low-level networking, particularly those from HPC, telecom, or kernel engineering disciplines.
Our summary, not Menlo Ventures Portfolio’s wording. The full posting is on their site.
What they ask for
Required
- Expert-level knowledge of network protocols and networking concepts
- Deep understanding of kernel networking internals
- Proficiency with user-space networking techniques
- Systems programming language expertise with memory management and lock-free data structures
- Ability to diagnose and resolve networking issues in distributed systems
Nice to have
- Understanding of ML accelerators and accelerator drivers
- Experience designing new network protocols
- PCIe and device driver experience
- Knowledge of networking algorithms including compression and graph algorithms
- SmartNIC programming experience
- 5+ years of systems or network programming experience
- Background in HPC, telecommunications, host networking, OS/kernel engineering, or embedded systems
- Strong debugging mindset