Security Software Engineer, D&R Platform
AnthropicSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA; Washington, DCPosted 24 February 2026
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 DR 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
You may be a good fit if you:
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 for direct experience with Detection-as-code workflows)
Infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
Query optimization for large datasets
Experience with 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
Strong candidates may also have experience with:
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
Deadline to apply: None. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
The annual compensation range for this role is listed below.
For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role.
Annual Salary:
$320,000
$405,000 USD
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. However, some roles may require more time in our offi ... (truncated, view full listing at source)
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