Platform Security Engineer, DRTM / Secure Launch

Job Overview

We are seeking a Platform Security Engineer to join our team at Anthropic, focusing on Dynamic Root of Trust for Measurement (DRTM) and Secure Launch. You will play a critical role in building the platform security foundation for our infrastructure that trains and serves frontier models.

Responsibilities

DRTM Adoption and Integration

• Own adoption and integration of DRTM hardware security features across Anthropic infrastructure on x86 and ARM platforms
• Implement attestation services and additional security and privacy capabilities enabled by DRTM presence
• Design and implement a bootloader-agnostic solution for initiating and relaunching DRTM sessions
• Investigate further hardening of existing DRTM solutions

Vendors and Upstream

• Interface with vendor and OEM partners on their DRTM solutions
• Publish relevant DRTM work upstream and help carry Linux Secure Launch maintainership
• Act as technical lead in architecture and design, and disseminate the work through technical papers, conference talks, and community engagement

Broader Low-Level Platform Work

• Build and harden other platform security features, including confidential computing solutions
• Support custom operating system artifacts, implement device drivers for custom hardware and features, and do firmware diagnosis and enhancement work
• Debug and diagnose kernel and system-level issues on production hardware

Requirements

• Deep hands-on experience with measured boot and roots of trust
• Strong C and assembly skills, with deep Linux kernel and early-boot fundamentals
• A record of landing non-trivial work upstream in Linux, TianoCore, GRUB, or a comparable community
• Comfort at the hardware/firmware boundary and with the debugging that comes with it
• Strong technical cross-functional leadership and direction setting

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years in systems security, with at least 5 years focused on firmware, bootloader, and OS-level security
• Existing maintainership or subsystem ownership in Linux, or standing in the TCG, UEFI Forum, or OCP communities
• Confidential computing implementation experience

Compensation

The annual compensation range for this role is $320,000-$405,000 USD.

Logistics

• 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
• Minimum years of experience: Correlates with internal job level requirements
• Location-based hybrid policy: 25% office time
• Visa sponsorship: Available

About Us

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco, offering competitive compensation and benefits.