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Staff Software Security Engineer

Anthropic · London, UK

CHECKED 3H AGO

Frontier labonsitestaff$337k–$430k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Safeguard AI systems and maintain trust of users and society at large.
  • Build security for large-scale AI clusters across clouds and data centers.
  • Ship secure defaults so new clusters and links inherit the right boundaries.

What they offer

  • Competitive compensation and benefits
  • Optional equity donation matching
  • Generous vacation and parental leave
  • Flexible working hours
  • Lovely office space for collaboration

Ideal candidate

Seasoned engineer with 8+ years building critical systems at scale who cares about safe, trustworthy AI. Low-ego, empathetic mentor and clear communicator who thrives in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.

Requirements

  • 8-15+ years of software engineering experience implementing and maintaining critical systems at scale
  • Strong software engineering skills in Python or systems language (Go, Rust, C/C++)
  • Experience with DevOps and cloud automation practices such as infrastructure as code
  • Hands-on network security engineering in cloud or on-prem environments
  • Working knowledge of Kubernetes security and networking
  • Experience with threat modeling and risk assessment for networked and multi-cloud systems
  • Track record of engineering excellence through high standards, code reviews and mentorship
  • Clear communicator who brings clarity and ownership to ambiguous technical problems
  • Low ego, high empathy engineer who supports diverse, inclusive teams
  • Experience supporting fast-paced startup engineering teams
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, training and experience
remote policy
Staff expected to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time; some roles may require more time in office.
visa sponsorship
We sponsor visas where possible, though not for every role and candidate; reasonable effort made if offer extended with immigration lawyer support.

Lab profile

About Anthropic

AI safety company building reliable, interpretable and steerable frontier AI systems.

What they build

  • Claude
  • Claude API
  • Claude Code

Known for

  • AI safety and alignment
  • Model interpretability research
  • Frontier LLM development

Key facts

  • Founded in 2021
  • Headquartered in San Francisco, California
  • Backed by Amazon and Google
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