Anthropic · 2 months ago
Staff+ Software Engineer - Databases
San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$405K/yr - $485K/yr
8+ years expAnthropic is a public benefit corporation focused on creating reliable and beneficial AI systems. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to architect and operate database systems that support product offerings and research initiatives, tackling database challenges at unprecedented scale.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Set the technical direction for database solutions used across Product and Research
Design and implement database solutions that scale to support millions of users across Claude's product ecosystem
Build and scale database systems through 100x+ growth while maintaining reliability and performance
Architect data storage solutions that work seamlessly across GCP, AWS, first-party deployments, third-party deployments, and other environments
Develop database infrastructure that serves both product and research workloads with different performance characteristics
Partner with product and research teams to understand data requirements and build infrastructure that accelerates innovation
Optimize database performance, reliability, and cost efficiency at massive scale
Make critical build vs. buy decisions for database technologies
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience building and scaling database systems
Deep expertise in distributed database architectures and OLTP systems at scale
Successfully scaled databases through massive growth at high-growth companies
Ability to balance the speed of a startup environment with the reliability needs of production systems
Excel at technical leadership and cross-functional collaboration
Passionate about building the data layer that enables next-generation AI capabilities
Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
Preferred
Deep expertise scaling PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB, or similar database systems
Experience with Redis, Temporal, vector databases, or async job processing frameworks
Experience building multi-cloud or hybrid cloud database solutions
Knowledge of database orchestration and automation at scale
Background at companies known for database excellence
Benefits
Equity
Benefits
Incentive compensation
Optional equity donation matching
Generous vacation and parental leave
Flexible working hours
A lovely office space in which to collaborate with colleagues
Company
Anthropic
Anthropic is an AI research company that focuses on the safety and alignment of AI systems with human values.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$33.74BKey Investors
Lightspeed Venture PartnersGoogleAmazon
2025-09-02Series F· $13B
2025-05-16Debt Financing· $2.5B
2025-03-03Series E· $3.5B
Leadership Team
Dario Amodei
CEO & Co-Founder
Daniela Amodei
President and co-founder
Recent News
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