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Hardware Lab Manager

Anthropic· Technical Program Management
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San Francisco, CA$320k - $405kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Responsible for running and scaling Anthropic's hardware labs across Bay Area sites, ensuring labs are functional, secure, and ready to support multiple teams working with physical hardware and high-density accelerator systems.

Responsibilities

  • Run the physical lab across both sites: receiving and staging, rack-and-stack, cabling, power distribution and load planning, cooling, floor layout
  • Bring up new server and accelerator platforms as they arrive, from crate to a machine someone can SSH into: firmware and BIOS/UEFI setup, out-of-band management, OS install, network provisioning
  • Own hardware procurement for the lab: work with teams on what's coming, order ahead of need, chase quotes and lead times, keep receiving and inventory in order
  • Own RMA processes end-to-end for lab hardware: triage, swap, ship, track, close; drive vendor escalations
  • Build the one-off setups engineers ask for: debug and programming harnesses (JTAG/SWD/UART), remote power switching, console and KVM access, and the occasional improvised fix for hardware running outside the conditions it was designed for
  • Oversee smarthands and contractor work on-site (electricians, cabling crews, riggers, integrators, OEM field engineers): scope it, dispatch it, validate the quality
  • Handle physical access, asset auditing, and lifecycle tracking for hardware that is expensive and sometimes pre-release
  • Write it down: build the playbooks and lightweight tooling (inventory, remote power, console access) so remote teams can use the lab without pinging you for every step

Qualifications

  • Hands-on experience running a hardware, systems, or datacenter lab, or a similar physical compute environment: rack-and-stack, copper and fiber cabling, power distribution (PDUs, circuits, phase balancing)
  • Working knowledge of server hardware and its management plane: BMC/IPMI/Redfish, BIOS/UEFI configuration, serial console, PXE/network boot, firmware updates
  • Enough Linux and networking (VLANs, DHCP, DNS, basic switch config) to take a bare machine to a state a remote engineer can use
  • Have managed vendors, contractors, quotes, and freight for physical equipment
  • Comfortable and safe with power tools, bench power supplies, and a wiring or rack elevation diagram
  • Work independently with minimal supervision, and know when to ask
  • Bias toward action and comfort with ambiguity
  • Communicate clearly and directly, especially when flagging risks or blockers

Skills

Required:Lab infrastructure managementServer hardware managementLinux and networkingVendor/contractor managementSafety and power toolingDocumentation and tooling

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation and benefits
  • optional equity donation matching
  • generous vacation and parental leave
  • flexible working hours
  • lovely office space
Last updated Aug 5, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Anthropic

building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems

Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.

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