Senior Red Team Security Engineer (Offensive)

Anthropic; United States; Hybrid; USD 300,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous vacation

Parental leave

Flexible working hours

Office in San Francisco

Job summary

Anthropic seeks an experienced Security Engineer to advance red teaming and offensive security across our AI-focused platforms. You will simulate high-value deployments, test cloud, endpoints and on-prem components, and translate findings into actionable risk insights for leadership.

The role requires 5+ years of hands-on red teaming, expertise in cloud security, macOS/Linux, and strong Python/Go skills. This hybrid, US-based position supports visa sponsorship and a mission-driven security

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in red teaming and offensive security operations.
• Experience with adversarial simulations against well-defended environments.
• Strong engineering skills (Python, Go, or similar).
• Ability to write clear findings that drive action and risk prioritization.

Responsibilities

• Conduct red and purple team engagements simulating advanced threat actors across our cloud infrastructure, endpoints and bare metal deployments.
• Penetration test specific, high value deployments.
• Contribute to AI-assisted security testing tooling and workflows.
• Work cross functionally with other security and engineering teams, particularly on AI-specific attack scenarios.
• Document and present findings to technical and executive audiences, translating attack narratives into actionable risk insights.

Skills

Red teaming

Cloud security

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Python/Go

Security reporting

Collaborative teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

SIEM/EDR platforms

Job description

Anthropic seeks an experienced Security Engineer to advance red teaming and offensive security across our AI-focused platforms. You will simulate high-value deployments, test cloud, endpoints and on-prem components, and translate findings into actionable risk insights for leadership.

The role requires 5+ years of hands-on red teaming, expertise in cloud security, macOS/Linux, and strong Python/Go skills. This hybrid, US-based position supports visa sponsorship and a mission-driven security