Security Software Engineer

Company: Anthropic

Location: San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA; Washington, DC

Salary: $320k - $405k per year

Type: Full-time

Posted: 2026-05-12

About this role

  • We’re seeking an exceptional engineer to join Anthropic’s Detection Platform team to build and scale our next-generation security analytics infrastructure
  • In this role, you’ll architect and implement data pipelines that process massive amounts of security telemetry, develop ML-powered detection systems, and create innovative solutions that leverage Claude to transform security operations
  • Build AI-powered platform responsible for all aspects of D&R capabilities from detection development to incident response
  • Design and implement scalable data pipelines for ingesting and processing security telemetry across our rapidly growing infrastructure
  • Architect solutions for storing and efficiently querying large volumes of security-relevant data
  • Create rapid prototypes and proof-of-concepts for new security tooling and analytics capabilities
  • Work closely with security and infrastructure teams to understand requirements and deliver solutions
  • Mentor engineers and contribute to hiring and growth of the Security team
  • Participate in on-call shifts

### Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents
  • Inclusive fertility benefits via Carrot Fertility
  • 22 weeks of paid parental leave
  • Flexible paid time off and absence policies
  • Mental health support for you and your dependents
  • Competitive salary and equity packages
  • Optional equity donation matching at a 1:1 ratio, up to 25% of your equity grant
  • Retirement plans with competitive matching
  • Life and income protection plans
  • $500/month flexible wellness and time saver stipend
  • Commuter benefits
  • Annual education stipend
  • Home office stipends
  • Relocation support for those moving for Anthropic
  • Daily meals and snacks in the office- 7+ years of experience in software engineering with a focus on security, infrastructure and/or data pipelines
  • Infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
  • Query optimization for large datasets
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