Security Software Engineer, Detection & Response Platform

Anthropic; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 320,000 - 405,000; Full time

Job summary

Anthropic is seeking an experienced engineer to develop their Detection Platform and scale security analytics infrastructure. You'll architect data pipelines, develop detection systems, and mentor team members. Candidates should have over 7 years of experience, a strong security background, and proficiency in Python. The role offers a hybrid work policy and an annual salary of $320,000—$405,000 USD. Educational qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering focused on security.
• Strong understanding of data processing pipelines and large-scale logging systems.
• Ability to lead technical projects with minimal guidance.

Responsibilities

• Build AI-powered platform for D&R capabilities.
• Design scalable data pipelines for security telemetry.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to team growth.

Skills

Software engineering

Data pipelines

Security infrastructure

Python

Test-driven development

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

About Anthropic
Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.

About The 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.

Responsibilities

• 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

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering with a focus on security, infrastructure and/or data pipelines
• Track record of building and maintaining internal developer tools or security platforms
• Strong understanding of data processing pipelines and experience working with large‑scale logging systems
• Experience with:
  • Test‑driven software development and/or CI/CD (plus direct experience with Detection‑as‑code workflows)
  • Infrastructure‑as‑code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
  • Query optimization for large datasets
• Experience building stable and scalable services on cloud infrastructure and serverless architectures
• Ability to write maintainable and secure code in Python
• Experience working with security teams and translating requirements into technical solutions
• Ability to lead technical projects with minimal guidance
• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building security tooling from the ground up
• Background in implementing security monitoring solutions (SIEM, log aggregation, EDR)
• Background in detection engineering or security operations
• Experience with:
  • SOAR platform/automation development
  • Data lake / database architecture
  • API design and internal platform creation
• Track record of applying ML/AI to security problems
• Experience scaling security operations in a high‑growth environment

Logistics

Annual Salary
$320,000—$405,000 USD

Location‑based hybrid policy
Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices.

Visa sponsorship
We sponsor visas. If we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to obtain a visa.

Minimum education
Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience

Required field of study
A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience

Minimum years of experience
Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position

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