Security Software Engineer, Detection & Response Platform

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

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

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

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 offices.
• Visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas! However, we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate. But if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this.