Data Center Architect, CSA

Anthropic is a safety-focused AI company building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. As its compute infrastructure scales to support frontier model training and deployment, Anthropic is building a team to design, deliver, and operate the physical facilities that make that possible.

We are looking for a Principal Data Center Architect with deep expertise in Civil, Structural, and Architectural (CSA) design to join our growing infrastructure team. This role is the technical owner for the physical building fabric of Anthropic's AI compute facilities — from site feasibility studies and test fits through reference design development, design partner oversight, and construction delivery. This is an owner's engineer role: the technical authority, not a consultant, expected to make binding design decisions and drive standardization across a pipeline of concurrent projects globally.

• Own the civil, structural, and architectural reference design standards for Anthropic's data center portfolio, establishing repeatable design elements deployable across multiple sites and jurisdictions
• Lead front-end test fits and site feasibility studies, evaluating structural approaches, site constraints, utility interfaces, and code compliance
• Review and approve CSA deliverables from design-build partners and AE firms at each design stage (SD, DD, CD, IFC), including drawings, structural calculations, specifications, and geotechnical reports
• Integrate CSA design with mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and IT infrastructure teams to produce coordinated designs supporting high-density AI compute and direct liquid-cooling systems
• Drive site and campus planning to maximize compute density, optimize construction phasing, and align physical layout with IT and operational requirements
• Provide technical oversight during construction, resolve field issues, and support commissioning activities
• Evaluate and develop relationships with design partners, structural engineering subconsultants, and prefabrication/modular vendors
• Establish facility support area standards — logistics staging, loading, maintenance access, and operational support spaces — scaled for hyperscale deployments
• Identify modular and prefabricated construction opportunities that reduce schedule, cost, and design risk
• Travel to project sites globally for design reviews, construction audits, and commissioning milestones (up to 40%)

Required:

• 10+ years delivering mission-critical facility infrastructure, with at least 6 years directly in hyperscale or large-scale data center CSA design
• Deep technical expertise across civil site development, structural design, and architectural programming for industrial or mission-critical facilities
• Demonstrated experience as an owner's engineer or lead technical authority — setting standards, approving deliverables, and managing external design teams
• Proficiency with applicable building codes and standards including IBC, IFC, ASCE 7, ACI 318, AISC, FM Global, and local jurisdictional requirements across multiple geographies
• Experience with high-density compute environments, including structural and architectural accommodation of direct liquid-cooling systems, overhead busway, and dense rack deployments
• Track record of driving design standardization and developing repeatable reference designs across a multi-site portfolio
• Ability to evaluate and red-line structural calculations, civil site plans, and architectural construction documents
• Experience coordinating across MEP disciplines and IT infrastructure teams in a fast-paced, multi-project environment

Preferred: Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in civil or structural engineering, or licensed architect (AIA/RA); experience with prefabricated and modular construction strategies; familiarity with geotechnical risk assessment and foundation design; LEED accreditation, Uptime Institute AOS/M&O certification, or equivalent mission-critical credentials; international project delivery experience; experience reviewing design packages in Autodesk Construction Cloud, Revit, or Navisworks.

Annual Salary: $320,000—$405,000 USD.

Minimum education: Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience in a field relevant to the role. Location-based hybrid policy: all staff are expected to be in one of Anthropic's offices at least 25% of the time. Visa sponsorship is available.