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Software Security Engineer, Labs

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Software Security Engineer, Labs in USA

  • Anthropic
  • Full time
  • Email
  • Seattle, WA

Responsibilities

  • Own Security Labs projects end to end, including scoping, prototyping, testing against real workloads, handoff, or documented exit.
  • Build novel security infrastructure involving isolated clusters, attestation chains, hypervisors, runtimes, and verification tooling.
  • Work with research and infrastructure teams to test proposed systems and document limitations.
  • Convert experimental findings into technical writeups and costed contingency plans.
  • Help select future security bets and influence broader security practices.

Requirements

  • Care deeply about the security implications of advanced AI.
  • Have deep expertise in at least one area such as firmware or hardware security, applied cryptography, OS/kernel/hypervisor internals, formal methods, reverse engineering, exploit development, or high-assurance systems.
  • Have independently built and shipped systems, maintained a relied-upon open-source project, founded a company or research group, or produced influential research.
  • Have demonstrated ownership of self-selected problems, cross-domain work, and difficult prototypes or experiments.
  • Write clearly and adapt decisions based on evidence while prioritizing defensive security.
  • Be a strong programmer with Python plus at least one of Rust, Go, or C/C++, and be able to build real infrastructure.
  • Preferred: experience with airgapped or high-side environments, offensive security or vulnerability research, ML infrastructure, accelerator hardware, or rapid-iteration environments.

Benefits

  • Annual compensation is listed as $320,000—$485,000 USD.
  • Visa sponsorship is offered, with reasonable-effort and role/candidate limitations, supported by an immigration lawyer.
  • Hybrid policy requires staff to work from an office at least 25% of the time.
  • Benefits include competitive compensation, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours, and office collaboration space.

Salary: $320k - $485k/yr

Anthropic

Anthropic builds AI systems that are reliable, interpretable, and steerable, with a commitment to ensuring their safety and benefit to users and society. Our work is driven by a dedicated team of researchers, engineers, and policy experts focused on the development of beneficial AI solutions.

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