Software Engineer, Cybersecurity Products

at Anthropic

📍 Washington, United States
📍 New York City, United States
📍 San Francisco, United States
📍 Seattle, United States

USD 320,000-405,000 per year

SENIOR

✅ Hybrid

✅ Visa Sponsorship

Used Tools & Technologies

Machine Learning

Required Skills & Competences
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1-2 — basic awareness. Minimal hands-on experience, and a rudimentary understanding of the technology's purpose;

3-6 — daily use. Comfortable and regular usage, capable of handling common tasks and challenges related to the technology;

7-9 — you are an expert, you can teach others, you know all the pitfalls and tricks;

10 — exceptional knowledge, comprehensive understanding, and adeptness in all aspects of the technology, including advanced problem-solving. Think twice before claiming or demanding such level.

Security @ 4 Communication @ 7 AI @ 4

Details

About Anthropic

Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. The team includes researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders building beneficial AI systems.

Role overview

You will join a new effort building AI-powered products and capabilities for cybersecurity. Work across the stack to prototype new ideas and build from the ground up. The role sits at the intersection of research, product, and go-to-market: collaborating with research teams to develop model capabilities for security applications, iterating rapidly on prototypes, and engaging directly with customers and partners to inform product direction.

Responsibilities

Prototype and build new AI-powered products for cybersecurity
Iterate quickly based on customer feedback and experimental results
Collaborate with research teams to identify and develop new model capabilities for security applications
Engage directly with customers and partners to understand workflows and inform product direction

Requirements

7+ years of experience as a software engineer
Experience developing cybersecurity products (e.g., SIEM, EDR, threat detection, incident response tools, or security automation platforms)
Comfortable working closely with research and go-to-market teams
Strong product instincts and ability to define what to build as well as how to build it
Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively across functions
Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience

Strong candidates may also have

Experience in incident response, reverse engineering, network analysis, penetration testing, or similar fields
Experience working with AI/ML models and building products on top of them
Experience building agentic applications

Compensation

Annual salary: $320,000 - $405,000 USD

Logistics

Location-based hybrid policy: staff expected to be in one of Anthropic’s offices at least 25% of the time (some roles may require more office time)
Visa sponsorship: Anthropic does sponsor visas and retains immigration counsel; they note they cannot successfully sponsor every role/candidate but will make reasonable efforts if an offer is made
Education: at least a Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience

Notes

Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
Anthropic encourages applicants from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds
Candidate guidance on AI usage in applications is provided on Anthropic’s website