Hardware Systems Architect

Anthropic's mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems that are safe and beneficial for users and society.

The Hardware Systems Architect role involves designing and architecting the hardware systems for Anthropic's AI models, including the system-level architecture, board, racks, interconnect, power, cooling, and datacenter interface.

Key responsibilities:

• Own system path-finding and architecture for your domain across the breadth of compute Anthropic deploys
• Write and own high-level requirements and specifications for partners and internal teams
• Review partner and vendor designs against requirements and make build/buy/co-design calls
• Drive interconnect and networking architecture
• Develop performance simulations and hardware models
• Define validation, bring-up, and qualification strategy for new platforms
• Partner with ML performance and infrastructure software teams
• Help shape how hardware engineering operates at Anthropic

Minimum qualifications:

• Deep expertise in at least one core hardware-systems domain
• Experience owning hardware system architecture at scale
• Experience taking hardware from architecture through bring-up and high-volume production deployment
• Experience working with external hardware vendors and partners
• Ability to reason about trade-offs across adjacent hardware domains
• Track record of technical leadership
• Comfort operating with high autonomy and limited process
• Strong written communication

Preferred qualifications:

• 8+ years in hardware systems architecture or engineering
• Experience with AI accelerator systems
• Familiarity with the chip-package-system interface and co-design
• Experience establishing a new function, program, or engineering practice
• Comfort working with AI tools
• Degree in EE, CE, ME, CS, or related field

The annual compensation range for this role is $320,000-$485,000 USD.