# Staff + Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud Inference Launch Engineering at Anthropic

- Company: Anthropic
- What the company does: Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. Backed by Accel, Bessemer and General Catalyst.
- Company website: https://www.anthropic.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-28
- Apply by: 2026-11-12
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/anthropic/jobs/5436697008?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/anthropic-staff-sr-software-engineer-cloud-inference-launch-engineering/

## About the role

The Cloud Inference team scales and optimizes Claude to serve the massive audiences of developers and enterprise companies across AWS, GCP, Azure, and future cloud service providers (CSPs). We own the end-to-end product of Claude on each cloud platform, from API integration and intelligent request routing to inference execution, capacity management, and day-to-day operations. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Have a strong interest in LLM serving, prior inference or ML experience is not required
- Have significant software engineering experience, with a strong background in high-performance, large-scale distributed systems serving millions of users
- Have a track record of building automation or test infrastructure that measurably improved release velocity or reliability
- Have experience building or operating services on at least one major cloud platform (AWS, GCP, or Azure), with exposure to Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code, or container orchestration
- Thrive in cross-functional collaboration with both internal teams and external partners
- Are a fast learner who can quickly ramp up on new technologies, hardware platforms, and provider ecosystems

Tags: Software Engineering - Infrastructure

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