Platform Security Engineer — Hardware & Boot Integrity

Anthropic; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 320,000 - 405,000; Full time

Job summary

Anthropic is seeking a vulnerability assessment candidate for platform security. You will audit secure boot chains, attestation, and runtime integrity across hardware and firmware to remove vulnerabilities from production.

This role demands hands-on low-level security expertise, ownership of fixes, and collaboration with hardware and software teams to prevent reintroduction of known issues. A strong track record in security is essential.

Qualifications

• Hands-on vulnerability auditing on complex, security-critical systems.
• Experience with secure boot, measured boot, and attestation technologies (TPM, Intel TXT, AMD SEV, ARM TrustZone).
• Strong understanding of cryptographic protocols and hardware security modules.
• Experience with UEFI/BIOS or embedded firmware security, bootloader hardening, and chain of trust implementation.
• Proficiency in C, Assembly, and systems programming.
• Knowledge of firmware vulnerability assessment and threat modeling.
• Ability to work across hardware and software boundaries.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Track record of assessing security architectures for distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Audit secure boot chains from firmware through OS initialization for diverse hardware platforms.
• Audit attestation systems providing cryptographic proof of system state.
• Audit measured boot implementations and runtime integrity monitoring.
• Integrate security controls with infrastructure teams without impacting training performance.
• Validate security mechanisms before production deployment.
• Conduct firmware vulnerability assessments and penetration testing.
• Build firmware vulnerability assessment pipelines for continuous security monitoring.
• Document security architectures and maintain threat models.
• Collaborate with vendors to ensure security capabilities meet requirements.

Skills

Vulnerability auditing

Secure boot

Attestation technologies

Cryptographic protocols

Firmware security

Low-level programming

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Distributed systems security

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Anthropic is seeking a vulnerability assessment candidate for platform security. You will audit secure boot chains, attestation, and runtime integrity across hardware and firmware to remove vulnerabilities from production.

This role demands hands-on low-level security expertise, ownership of fixes, and collaboration with hardware and software teams to prevent reintroduction of known issues. A strong track record in security is essential.