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Anthropic

IT Systems Engineer

Anthropic, Seattle, Washington, us, 98127

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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.

About The Role The IT Engineering team builds, secures, and maintains the systems and infrastructure that enable every team at Anthropic to do their best work. We’re seeking an experienced engineer with deep expertise across IT domains—from endpoint management and identity systems to cloud infrastructure, networking, and SaaS security—who can help design, build, and maintain the tools and processes that enable and empower Anthropic employees.

In this role, you’ll work closely with Security, IT Operations, and Engineering to implement zero‑trust architectures and defense‑in‑depth strategies that both enable the business and meet Anthropic's ambitious security objectives. You’ll combine hands‑on technical implementation with strategic planning and design, lead technical initiatives across multiple workstreams, mentor other engineers, and spearhead projects that enable Anthropic to scale even faster without compromising on security.

You’ll apply your experience to help mature foundational IT systems while pioneering innovative solutions unique to the challenges of a leading AI company. Your work will directly shape how we scale to AI Safety Level 4 and beyond.

This role offers significant opportunities to define the future of IT. You’ll build systems impacting every employee’s daily experience while contributing directly to Anthropic's mission to develop safe, transformative AI.

Responsibilities

Design and implement secure IT infrastructure that scales with rapid growth

Build automation frameworks that eliminate manual processes and enable self‑service

Lead technical initiatives spanning multiple teams and systems

Implement robust security controls that maintain user productivity

Drive architectural decisions through technical analysis and stakeholder input

Establish engineering best practices and drive adoption across the team

Create sustainable solutions for vulnerability management and compliance

Mentor team members and continuously expand your own expertise

Champion Infrastructure as Code and modern DevOps practices

Constantly seek new ways to amplify and automate IT with Claude

Qualifications

8+ years building secure IT systems in complex environments

Excel at solving ambiguous problems with multiple stakeholders

Make evidence‑based technical decisions while considering diverse perspectives

Communicate technical concepts clearly to any audience

View IT Engineering as requiring product engineering rigor

Successfully deliver complex projects from conception to production

Balance strong technical opinions with pragmatic solutions

Thrive when given ownership of challenging technical problems

Write clear documentation as a natural part of your workflow

Actively seek and incorporate feedback

Preferred Qualifications

Have led initiatives requiring coordination across multiple teams

Transformed traditional IT operations into engineering‑driven organizations

Built strong partnerships with Security and Engineering teams

Excel at translating between technical and business requirements

Practice modern development methods (code reviews, testing, CI/CD)

Have experience building consensus around technical standards

Demonstrate both mentoring others and learning from peers

Work effectively in distributed teams

Technical Skills

Python programming and/or advanced scripting experience

Terraform and Infrastructure as Code

AWS or GCP cloud platforms

Identity protocols (SAML, OAuth, SCIM)

Heterogeneous environment management (MacOS, ChromeOS, Linux)

Enterprise SaaS administration and security

Identity and access management

CI/CD pipeline design

Configuration management tools

Network security

Modern MDM platforms

Security frameworks and compliance

Compensation Annual salary: $225,000—$275,000 USD. Total compensation includes equity, benefits, and may include incentive compensation. Applications reviewed on a rolling basis.

Logistics We expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time; some roles may require more time in the office.

Education Requirements At least a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.

Visa Sponsorship We do sponsor visas for qualified candidates; if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to secure a visa.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification. Not all strong candidates will meet every listed qualification. Research shows that people who identify as being from underrepresented groups are more prone to imposter syndrome and may doubt their candidacy, so we urge you not to exclude yourself prematurely. We value diverse perspectives on our team.

How We're Different We believe the highest‑impact AI research is big science. We work as a single cohesive team on few large‑scale projects, valuing impact over smaller puzzles. Our research is empirical, akin to physics and biology, and we highly value communication skills. We host frequent discussions to pursue top‑tier work.

Join Us Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours, and a lovely office space to collaborate. Learn about our policy for using AI in the application process.

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