✦ Luna Orbit — IT Support & Helpdesk

Software Engineer, ML Networking

at Anthropic

📍 San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA Hybrid Posted March 07, 2026
Type Not Specified
Experience mid
Exp. Years 5+ years
Education Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
Category IT Support & Helpdesk

Build and optimize high-performance network software interfacing accelerators with high-speed networks, troubleshooting latency issues, and implementing new protocols.

  • Develop network protocol software
  • Optimize network performance
  • Debug kernel and user-space network issues
  • Implement accelerator-initiated tensor movement
  • Design new network algorithms

Focus on systems and kernel-level network programming, performance tuning, and hardware interfacing using C, Rust, and advanced networking technologies.

The ideal candidate is a systems/network engineer with over 5 years of experience in kernel and user-space networking, proficient in C and Rust, with deep knowledge of network protocols and distributed systems. They are skilled at diagnosing complex network issues and optimizing performance at OSI layers 2-4.

Expert-level proficiency with network protocolsDeep kernel networking knowledgeSystems programming skillsExperience with distributed softwareTroubleshooting networking issues
ML acceleratorsAccelerator driversNetwork protocol designSmartNIC programmingPCIe device drivers
DPIXDPeBPFio_uringDPDKRDMASmartNICsPCIe
Network ProtocolsTCP/IPXDPeBPFio_uringepollDPDKRDMAKernel BypassSystems ProgrammingCRustPCIeNetwork DriversNetworking AlgorithmsPerformance Optimization
Network ProtocolsTCP/IPXDPeBPFio_uringepollDPDKRDMAKernel BypassSystems ProgrammingCRustPCIeNetwork DriversNetworking AlgorithmsPerformance Optimization
TroubleshootingProblem-solvingDebuggingAnalytical ThinkingPatience
Industry Technology, AI, Networking
Job Function Systems and network software engineering for high-speed networking
Network ProtocolsTCP/IPXDPeBPFio_uringepollDPDKRDMAKernel BypassSystems ProgrammingCRustPCIeNetwork DriversNetworking AlgorithmsPerformance OptimizationAccelerator DriversSmartNICsNetwork Protocol DesignPCIe Device DriversDistributed SoftwareTroubleshooting Networking

Less than 5 years of experience in systems/network programming, Lack of proficiency in C or Rust, No experience with kernel or user-space networking

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