Senior Staff+ Software Engineer, Kubernetes Platform

Anthropic
San Francisco, New York, Seattle
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 320,000 - 405,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Collaboration","Problem-solving"]

Build and operate the Kubernetes platform at scale for frontier ML workloads, improving scheduler, control plane, and core cluster services across multi-cloud fleets. Own features for topology-aware scheduling, scalability, and reliability; collaborate with research, training, inference, and cloud providers; participate in on-call and incident response.

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Senior Staff+ Software Engineer, Kubernetes Platform

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Job Summary

Build and operate the Kubernetes platform at scale for frontier ML workloads, improving scheduler, control plane, and core cluster services across multi-cloud fleets. Own features for topology-aware scheduling, scalability, and reliability; collaborate with research, training, inference, and cloud providers; participate in on-call and incident response.
Location: San Francisco, New York, Seattle
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own, operate, and extend the Kubernetes scheduler for Anthropic's accelerator fleets, including custom scheduling plugins and policies for gang scheduling, topology awareness, and preemption.
  • •Scale the Kubernetes control plane (apiserver, etcd, controller-manager) to support clusters far beyond typical limits, and find the next bottleneck before it finds us.
  • •Design, build, and operate core cluster services such as service discovery that every workload in the fleet depends on.
  • •Build and maintain custom controllers, operators, and CRDs.
  • •Partner with research, training, and inference to understand workload shapes and turn their requirements into platform capabilities.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 320,000 - 405,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:EquityPaid LeaveParental LeaveFlexible Hours

Key Requirements

  • •Significant software engineering experience building and operating production distributed systems.
  • •Proficiency in at least one systems-appropriate language (Go, Python, Rust, or C++).
  • •Deep, hands-on Kubernetes experience (scheduler, controllers, apiserver, or operating large multi-tenant clusters).
  • •Demonstrated ability to debug complex issues across the stack, from API behavior to node/network-level root causes.
  • •A track record of designing for reliability, correctness, and clear failure semantics; strong written and verbal communication.
Experience:KubernetesDistributed systemsCloud infrastructure
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationCollaborationProblem-solving
Languages:English
Tech Stack:GoPythonRustC++KubernetesEtcdApiserverController-runtimeLinuxCloudGKEEKSDockerSRE

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Sponsorship available.

Company Brief

Anthropic
Develops large-scale AI systems and safety research to create reliable, steerable, and interpretable AI assistants and models for commercial and research applications.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series C
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2021
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