✦ Luna Orbit — AI & Machine Learning

Engineering Manager, ML Acceleration

at Anthropic

📍 San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA Hybrid Posted March 07, 2026
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Position Details

Type Full-Time
Experience mid
Exp. Years 1+ years
Education Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
Category AI & Machine Learning

About this role

This role involves leading engineering efforts to improve the performance and scalability of AI inference and training systems at Anthropic. The manager will oversee technical teams, optimize compute resources, and ensure AI safety.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead engineering efforts to improve model performance and scalability
  • Manage day-to-day team operations
  • Prioritize work in a fast-paced environment
  • Support team professional growth
  • Maintain understanding of technical stack and AI safety implications

Technical Overview

The environment focuses on large-scale ML systems, performance optimization, GPU/Accelerator programming, and transformer-based models, with a strong emphasis on system robustness and safety.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is an experienced engineering manager with a strong background in machine learning, AI, or related technical fields, with at least 1 year of management experience. They excel at leading technical teams, optimizing large-scale ML systems, and have a deep understanding of performance and distributed computing.

Must-Have Skills

Management experience in a technical environmentBackground in machine learningAIor related technical fieldExperience managing teamsUnderstanding of performance or distributed systems

Nice-to-Have Skills

High performance ML systemsGPU/Accelerator programmingML framework internalsLanguage modeling with transformersOS internals

Tools & Platforms

GPUML frameworksTransformers

Required Skills

Management experienceMachine LearningDistributed SystemsGPUTransformersAI safetyModel performanceTraining systemsInference systems

Hard Skills

Machine LearningMLDistributed SystemsGPUAccelerator programmingML frameworksOS internalsTransformersModel performanceTraining systemsInference systems

Soft Skills

LeadershipTeam ManagementCommunicationProblem-solvingStakeholder ManagementFast LearnerCollaboration

Industry & Role

Industry Technology / AI / Research
Job Function Lead and manage AI systems engineering teams to optimize performance and safety

Keywords for Your Resume

Engineering ManagerMachine LearningMLDistributed SystemsGPUAccelerator programmingML frameworksOS internalsTransformersModel performanceTraining systemsInference systemsLeadershipTeam ManagementAI safetyPerformance optimization

Deal Breakers

Lack of management experience in technical environment, No background in machine learning or AI, No experience with distributed systems or GPU programming

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