320K–485K USD / year
Staff + Software Security Engineer, Labs
OtherHybrid — San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA
Published on 2026-10-05
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About this role
As a Staff Software Security Engineer at Anthropic, you will lead high-risk security projects to develop and implement innovative security measures for AI systems. This role involves working closely with research and infrastructure teams to enhance security protocols and infrastructure while embracing an experimental and high-risk approach.
About the company
Anthropic builds reliable and interpretable AI systems, including the Claude family of models, for businesses and developers. The company focuses on AI safety research and practical AI assistants for enterprise and consumer use.
The team
Security Labs
Stack
PythonRustGoC/C++CryptographyFirmware Security
What you'll do
- Own Security Labs projects end to end
- Stand up novel security infrastructure quickly
- Collaborate with research and infrastructure teams
- Document experimental results and shape security architecture
- Help select the next round of projects
What we're looking for
- Passionate about AI security
- Depth in firmware, hardware security or cryptography
- Self-directed project experience
- Ability to work across different domains
- Experience running experiments on challenging problems
Nice to have
- Experience in airgapped environments
- Background in offensive security
- Familiarity with ML infrastructure
- Experience in rapid iteration environments