Position Details

Type Not Specified

Experience senior

Exp. Years 10+ years

Education Not specified

Category Software Engineering

About this role

Build and scale database infrastructure for AI research and product offerings at Anthropic, focusing on reliability, performance, and multi-cloud deployment.

Key Responsibilities

Drive technical direction for database solutions
Architect scalable storage systems
Optimize database performance and reliability
Partner with teams to understand data needs
Make build vs. buy decisions

Technical Overview

Designing and operating large-scale distributed database systems across GCP, AWS, and other environments, with expertise in PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB, Redis, and automation tools.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior engineer with over 10 years of experience in building and scaling distributed database systems. They possess deep expertise in cloud environments like AWS and GCP, and have successfully scaled databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, and DynamoDB at high-growth companies. Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills are essential.

Must-Have Skills

Experience in building and scaling database systemsDeep expertise in distributed database architecturesExperience with GCP and AWSScaling PostgreSQLMySQLDynamoDBDatabase automation

Nice-to-Have Skills

RedisTemporalVector databasesAsync job processing frameworksMulti-cloud or hybrid cloud solutions

Tools & Platforms

GCPGoogle Cloud PlatformAWSAmazon Web ServicesPostgreSQLMySQLDynamoDBRedisTemporal

Required Skills

Hard Skills

Database architectureDistributed database systemsOLTP systemsGCPGoogle Cloud PlatformAWSAmazon Web ServicesDatabase scalingPostgreSQLMySQLDynamoDBRedisTemporalVector databasesAsync job processing frameworksMulti-cloudHybrid cloudDatabase automation

Soft Skills

Technical leadershipCross-functional collaborationProblem-solvingReliability focusPerformance optimizationCost efficiency

Industry & Role

Industry SaaS, AI & Machine Learning

Job Function Designing and scaling database infrastructure for AI applications

Keywords for Your Resume

Database architectureDistributed database systemsOLTP systemsGCPGoogle Cloud PlatformAWSAmazon Web ServicesPostgreSQLMySQLDynamoDBRedisTemporalVector databasesAsync job processing frameworksMulti-cloudHybrid cloudDatabase automationTechnical leadershipCross-functional collaborationScaling databasesDatabase scalingReliabilityPerformance optimization

Deal Breakers

Lack of experience with distributed database architectures, No experience with AWS or GCP, Less than 10 years of relevant experience

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