About the Position

Software Engineer, ML Networking

San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA

About Anthropic

Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.

Role Summary

A systems-level engineer specializing in network infrastructure and network optimization, with expertise in building and maintaining software that interacts with networks. You will be responsible for writing and maintaining software that interfaces between our accelerators and our high-speed networks. This role requires deep technical knowledge of network protocols, kernel-space and/or user-space networks, interfacing with hardware, and the ability to debug and optimize distributed software at the network level.

Responsibilities

Design and maintain software for high-speed networks and AI accelerators
Interface between accelerators and high-speed networks
Debug and optimize distributed software at the network level
Develop new network protocols and algorithms

Requirements

Networking Systems Engineering:

Expert-level proficiency with network protocols and networking concepts
Deep kernel networking: TCP/IP stack internals, XDP, eBPF, io_uring, and epoll
User-space networking: DPDK, RDMA, kernel bypass techniques
Understanding of how to build higher-level abstractions like collectives and RPC
Skilled at diagnosing and resolving networking issues in distributed systems, especially at OSI model layers 2-4

Low-Level Systems and OS Programming:

Strong programming skills in a systems programming language, including memory management, lock-free data structures, and NUMA-aware programming
Software, driver, and OS performance optimization tools and techniques
Comfort with or desire to learn Rust

Nice to Have

Understanding of ML accelerators and accelerator drivers
Demonstrated ability to design new network protocols
Experience with PCIe and drivers for PCIe devices
Expertise in algorithms used in networking, including compression and graph algorithms
Experience programming on SmartNICs
5+ years of experience in systems programming or network programming

We Offer

Competitive compensation range: $280,000-$850,000 USD annually
Hybrid work location policy
Visa sponsorship available
Generous vacation and parental leave
Flexible working hours
Lovely office space in San Francisco

About the Company

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching, and a collaborative environment. We believe in the importance of diversity and inclusion and encourage applications from all qualified candidates.

How to Apply

We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification. Not all strong candidates will meet every single qualification as listed. Research shows that people who identify as being from underrepresented groups are more prone to experiencing imposter syndrome and doubting the strength of their candidacy, so we urge you not to exclude yourself prematurely and to submit an application if you're interested in this work.

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Software Engineer, ML Networking

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