About the role
Build and operate Anthropic's caching infrastructure from the ground up, including a managed Redis fleet, client libraries, and CDC-driven cache invalidation. Work with product and research teams to optimize latency and reliability across Claude requests. This is a foundational role on a small team with outsized leverage.
Requirements
Significant experience building and operating production distributed systems; deep knowledge of caching architectures; experience with Redis/Memcached; proficiency in systems programming languages or Python at scale; track record of leading large infrastructure projects; strong collaboration skills. Preferred: 10+ years experience, leadership of large projects, experience with managed caching services and CDC.
About the company
Anthropic
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company developing advanced AI systems like Claude. Their value proposition lies in building beneficial AI for humanity by prioritizing safety and ethical considerations throughout their research and product development.
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