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# Staff+ Software Engineer, Databases

- **Company:** Anthropic Limited
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Excel, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Databases, Distributed Data Store, Amazon DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Online Transaction Processing, Redis, Data Storage Technologies, Multi-Cloud, Database Performance, HybridCloud, Data Layers, Machine Learning Operations, Claude
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25304_1d498a706c31f8459d91f44bd2a26273

## About the Role

* Have 8+ years of experience building and scaling database systems
 * Possess deep expertise in distributed database architectures and OLTP systems at scale
 * Have successfully scaled databases through massive growth at high-growth companies
 * Can balance the speed of a startup environment with the reliability needs of production systems
 * Excel at technical leadership and cross-functional collaboration
 * Are passionate about building the data layer that enables next-generation AI capabilities, * 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

Note: Prior AI/ML infrastructure experience is not required. We value deep infrastructure/databases expertise from any domain., Education requirements: We require at least a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.

Location-based hybrid policy:
Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices.

## Description

We're looking for experienced engineers to build and scale the database infrastructure that powers both Claude's product offerings and Anthropic's research initiatives. As a Staff Software Engineer on the Infrastructure team, you will architect and operate database systems that both enable millions of users to interact with Claude and support cutting-edge AI research.

This is a unique opportunity to tackle database challenges at unprecedented scale. You'll develop the database strategy for Anthropic, design systems that handle billions of API requests, create storage solutions that work seamlessly across GCP, AWS, and diverse deployment models, and build the reliable data layer that accelerates research experimentation., * 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
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