Staff Fiber Network Engineer

Anthropic

. Route engineering and design — Plan terrestrial fiber routes between Anternet PoPs and data centers .

Posted 5/14/2026full-timeRemote • California, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $320,000 - $405,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Route engineering and design — Plan terrestrial fiber routes between Anternet PoPs and data centers
Fiber acquisition — Source and qualify dark fiber, IRU, and wavelength options from carriers and infrastructure providers
Vendor and delivery management — Own the build from PO to acceptance
Acceptance and characterization — Define and enforce fiber acceptance criteria
Capacity and lifecycle management — Maintain the source-of-truth fiber inventory
Operations — Partner with NOC and field-ops on fiber cuts, locates, and repairs

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience in OSP/fiber planning or network delivery at a carrier, hyperscaler, dark-fiber provider, or large enterprise backbone
Demonstrated experience taking long-haul or metro dark-fiber routes from design through acceptance
Solid working knowledge of the vendor landscape
Proficiency with GIS/KMZ tooling for route design
Sufficient understanding of optical transport
Ability to serve as the single accountable owner for physical delivery across many concurrent builds

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation and benefits
Optional equity donation matching
Generous vacation and parental leave
Flexible working hours
Lovely office space in which to collaborate with colleagues

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Hard Skills & Tools

fiber engineeringfiber designfiber acquisitionvendor managementfiber acceptance criteriacapacity managementlifecycle managementoptical transportroute planningnetwork delivery

Soft Skills

accountabilitycollaborationcommunicationvendor qualificationproblem-solvingproject managementorganizational skillsattention to detailstakeholder managementleadership