Senior Software Security Engineer

Senior Security Engineer to build security for large-scale AI clusters, design secure workflows, and mentor engineers.

About Anthropic

Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.

About the role:

The Security Engineering team's mission is to safeguard our AI systems and maintain the trust of our users and society at large.

Responsibilities:

Build security for large-scale AI clusters, implementing robust cloud security architecture including IAM, network segmentation, and encryption controls
Design secure-by-design workflows across our services and cloud infrastructure, with expertise in AWS/GCP security services, Kubernetes security, and container orchestration
Mentor engineers and contribute to hiring and growth of the Security team

You may be a good fit if you have:

7+ years of software engineering experience implementing and maintaining critical systems at scale
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering or equivalent industry experience
Ability to write maintainable and secure code in Python
Track record of driving engineering excellence through high standards, constructive code reviews, and mentorship
Proven ability to lead cross-functional security initiatives and navigate complex organizational dynamics
Outstanding communication skills, translating technical concepts effectively across all organizational levels
Demonstrated success in bringing clarity and ownership to ambiguous technical problems
Strong systems thinking with ability to identify and mitigate risks in complex environments

Strong candidates may also:

Have experience supporting fast-paced startup engineering teams
Be passionate about AI safety and alignment, with keen interest in making AI systems more interpretable and aligned with human values

Deadline to apply: None.

The expected salary range for this position is: Annual Salary: £240,000—£255,000 GBP

Logistics

Education requirements: We require at least a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.**

Location-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time.

Visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas!

We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification.

How we're different

We believe that the highest-impact AI research will be big science.

Come work with us!

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco.

Responsibilities:

Build security for large-scale AI clusters, implementing robust cloud security architecture including IAM, network segmentation, and encryption controls

Design secure-by-design workflows across our services and cloud infrastructure, with expertise in AWS/GCP security services, Kubernetes security, and container orchestration

Mentor engineers and contribute to hiring and growth of the Security team

You may be a good fit if you have:

7+ years of software engineering experience implementing and maintaining critical systems at scale

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering or equivalent industry experience

Ability to write maintainable and secure code in Python

Track record of driving engineering excellence through high standards, constructive code reviews, and mentorship

Proven ability to lead cross-functional security initiatives and navigate complex organizational dynamics

Outstanding communication skills, translating technical concepts effectively across all organizational levels

Demonstrated success in bringing clarity and ownership to ambiguous technical problems

Strong systems thinking with ability to identify and mitigate risks in complex environments