Technical Program Manager, Databases

at Anthropic

📍 San Francisco, United States
📍 Seattle, United States

USD 365,000-435,000 per year

MIDDLE

✅ Hybrid

✅ Visa Sponsorship

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Details

Anthropic is hiring a Technical Program Manager to drive the strategy and execution of database infrastructure designed for high availability and scale. Anthropic’s databases support Claude, its APIs, and internal systems.

The role focuses on three interconnected strategies:

Cross-region: Building resilience and locality across geographic regions
Multi-cloud: Running and operating databases across multiple hyperscalers
Private, public, and hybrid cloud: Managing database infrastructure across owned, cloud, and mixed environments

Success in this role means delivering highly available, 24x7x365 database infrastructure across regions, clouds, and deployment models.

Responsibilities

Own the roadmap and execution across the cross-region, multi-cloud, and private/public/hybrid cloud strategy pillars.
Translate architectural direction into sequenced, deliverable programs.
Coordinate database vendors, hyperscalers, internal platform teams, and infrastructure teams.
Manage external vendor and hyperscaler relationships, including commitments, escalations, and joint roadmaps.
Drive dependencies, risks, and tradeoffs associated with operating databases as critical infrastructure.
Create roadmaps, status reports, risk assessments, and communication plans.
Facilitate technical decision-making, stakeholder consensus, and timely resolution of blocking issues.

Requirements

Several years of technical program management experience, with a track record of delivering complex, cross-functional programs.
Experience with database, storage, or core infrastructure programs and the ability to engage meaningfully with engineers who design and operate them.
Experience managing external vendor or cloud provider relationships, including commitments, escalations, and joint roadmaps.
Experience with cross-region, multi-cloud, or hybrid cloud infrastructure is preferred but not required.
Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple parallel workstreams across distributed teams.
Ability to bring structure and clarity to ambiguous or unstructured environments.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence without authority.
Interest in operating AI infrastructure safely and reliably.
Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. The field of study must be relevant to the role through coursework, training, or professional experience.

Compensation

Annual salary: $365,000–$435,000 USD

Logistics

Hybrid policy: Staff are expected to work from one of Anthropic’s offices at least 25% of the time; some roles may require more office time.
Anthropic explicitly sponsors visas and states that it will make every reasonable effort to obtain a visa for an offered candidate, with support from an immigration lawyer.