Staff + Software Security Engineer, Labs
Anthropic · San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA · London, UK
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At a glance
Highlights
- Run high-risk security bets that ship to production or end with a learned writeup.
- Prototype isolated research clusters to test defenses against tier-1 adversaries.
- Build provable inference so model outputs are verified with math, not trust.
What they offer
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- Optional equity donation matching
- Generous vacation and parental leave
- Flexible working hours
Ideal candidate
Scrappy, ambitious generalist who thrives in chaotic, uncharted territory and prefers bold bets over safe incremental work. Deeply motivated by AI's trajectory and eager to build breakthrough defenses from inside.
Requirements
- Strong software engineering background as a baseline
- Deep expertise in at least one specialized area such as firmware or hardware security, applied cryptography, OS/kernel/hypervisor internals, formal methods, reverse engineering or high-assurance systems
- Experience building things independently under own direction
- Comfortable jumping layers and taking swings at high-risk, ambitious bets
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