Join Anthropic as a Security Engineer to safeguard AI systems through offensive security practices and collaboration.
Posted by employer 1 month ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 month ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
What you'll build
- Conduct red and purple team engagements
- Penetration test high value deployments
- Contribute to AI-assisted security testing tooling
- Work cross functionally with security and engineering teams
- Document and present findings to audiences
Must have
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in red teaming
- Deep expertise in at least two of macOS, Linux, Cloud security
- Strong engineering skills in Python, Go, or similar
- Ability to write clear findings that drive action
Nice to have
- Prior work at organizations with state actor threat models
- Interest in AI safety
- Background testing AI/ML systems
- Familiarity with detection engineering
- Experience with data center security
Practical constraints
- Currently, staff expected to be in office at least 25% of the time
Requirements
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Visa
- Sponsorship available
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Security Engineer focuses on conducting red and purple team engagements to simulate advanced threats against Anthropic's AI systems and infrastructure. Key skills include expertise in macOS, Linux, cloud security, and strong programming abilities in languages like Python or Go. This position is ideal for seasoned professionals with over five years of experience in offensive security, particularly those who have worked in environments with sophisticated threat models. The team emphasizes collaboration and aims to maintain high security standards while contributing to responsible AI development.
Joblaze insights
- Listed about a month ago — first seen on Joblaze September 10, 2026. Last confirmed on Anthropic's careers page October 29, 2026.
- Salary band is above the typical range for Security roles (median ~$170,000).
- Starts above 91% of 102 comparable senior security roles in United States that list Python we track (median $179,900 across 47 companies). See Python salary trends
- Python appears in 40.5% of 346 comparable senior security roles in United States; Cloud appears in 2.6% of 346 comparable senior security roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Security Engineer, Offensive Security role remote?
- It's hybrid — Anthropic expects some on-site time in Remote-Friendly, United States; San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NY | Washington, DC.
- What's the salary range?
- Anthropic lists $300,000–$320,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Security Engineer, Offensive Security role.
- Where is the role based?
- Anthropic is hiring for this position in Remote-Friendly, United States; San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NY | Washington, DC.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: CI/CD, Cloud, Go, Kubernetes, Linux, Python.
- Does Anthropic sponsor work visas for this role?
- Yes — the posting indicates visa sponsorship is available for the right candidate.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Anthropic targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Security Engineer, Offensive Security role at Anthropic.
From the original posting
About Anthropic
About the Team
The Security Engineering team's mission is to safeguard our AI systems and maintain the trust of our users and society at large. Whether we're developing critical security infrastructure, building secure development practices, or partnering with our research and product teams, we are committed to operating as a world-class security organization and keeping the safety and trust of our users at the forefront of everything we do.
What You’ll Do:
- Conduct red and purple team engagements simulating advanced threat actors across our cloud infrastructure, endpoints and bare metal deployments.
- Penetration test specific, high value deployments.
- Contribute to AI-assisted security testing tooling and workflows.
- Work cross functionally with other security and engineering teams, particularly on AI-specific attack scenarios.
- Document and present findings to technical and executive audiences, translating attack narratives into actionable risk insights that inform security roadmaps.
Who You Are:
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in red teaming and offensive security operations
- Deep expertise in at least two of: macOS security, Linux Security, Cloud security (GCP/AWS/Azure), Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines
- Track record of discovering novel attack vectors and chaining vulnerabilities creatively
- Experience conducting adversarial simulations against well-defended environments
- Strong engineering skills (Python, Go, or similar)
- Ability to write clear findings that drive action, helping teams understand risk and prioritize fixes
- Collaborative approach, working in close collaboration with the blue team
Strong candidates may also have experience with:
- Prior work at organizations with state actor threat models
- Interest in AI safety and how security engineering contributes to responsible AI developments
- Background testing AI/ML systems or agentic workflows
- Familiarity with detection engineering and SIEM/EDR platforms from the defensive side
- Experience with data center security or hardware-based attacks
Deadline to apply: None. Applications will be received on a rolling basis.
The annual compensation range for this role is listed below.
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