✦ Luna Orbit — Data & Analytics

Senior Software Engineer, Databases

at Anthropic

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

Type Full-Time
Experience senior
Exp. Years 6+ years
Education Not specified
Category Data & Analytics

About this role

This role involves designing and scaling database infrastructure for AI applications, supporting billions of API requests across cloud environments. The engineer will develop reliable, high-performance database systems at scale.

Key Responsibilities

  • Architect scalable database systems
  • Build and operate databases supporting AI research
  • Optimize database performance and reliability
  • Lead large-scale database projects
  • Implement multi-cloud and automation solutions

Technical Overview

The position requires expertise in distributed database architectures, cloud platforms like AWS and GCP, and experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB, Redis, and vector databases. The candidate will lead large-scale projects to optimize database performance and automation.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior software engineer with over 6 years of experience in building and scaling distributed database systems. They possess deep expertise in cloud platforms like AWS and GCP, and have led large-scale database projects at high-growth companies.

Must-Have Skills

6+ years of experience in software engineeringExperience building and scaling database systemsDeep expertise in distributed database architecturesExperience with cloud platforms (GCPAWS)Leadership in large-scale projects

Nice-to-Have Skills

Scaling PostgreSQLMySQLDynamoDBExperience with RedisTemporalvector databasesMulti-cloud or hybrid cloud solutionsDatabase orchestration and automationExperience at high-growth companies

Tools & Platforms

GCP (Google Cloud Platform)AWS (Amazon Web Services)PostgreSQLMySQLDynamoDBRedisTemporal

Required Skills

Database ArchitectureDistributed DatabaseOLTPPostgreSQLMySQLDynamoDBRedisTemporalVector DatabasesAsync Job ProcessingMulti-cloudHybrid CloudDatabase ScalingDatabase AutomationAWSAmazon Web ServicesGCPGoogle Cloud Platform

Hard Skills

Database ArchitectureDistributed DatabaseOLTPGCP (Google Cloud Platform)AWS (Amazon Web Services)Database ScalingPostgreSQLMySQLDynamoDBRedisTemporalVector DatabasesAsync Job ProcessingMulti-cloudHybrid CloudDatabase Automation

Soft Skills

Technical LeadershipCollaborationProblem SolvingInnovationCommunicationStrategic Thinking

Industry & Role

Industry Technology / AI / Cloud Computing
Job Function Database engineering and architecture for AI infrastructure at scale

Keywords for Your Resume

Database EngineerDatabase ArchitectDistributed DatabaseOLTPPostgreSQLMySQLDynamoDBRedisTemporalVector DatabasesAsync Job ProcessingMulti-cloudHybrid CloudDatabase ScalingDatabase AutomationAWSAmazon Web ServicesGCPGoogle Cloud PlatformLarge-scale DatabaseHigh-growth

Deal Breakers

Less than 6 years of experience in software engineering, Lack of experience with distributed database architectures, No experience with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS), Inability to lead large-scale projects

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