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Platform Hardware Security

Anthropic· Security
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San Francisco, CA, New York City, NY, Seattle, WA$320k - $405kFull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Platform Hardware Security Engineer to design and implement security architectures for bare-metal infrastructure. Build firmware, bootloaders, operating systems, and attestation systems to ensure the integrity of Anthropic's infrastructure from the ground up, balancing security with AI training performance.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement secure boot chains from firmware through OS initialization for diverse hardware platforms (CPUs, BMCs, switches, peripherals, and embedded microcontrollers)
  • Architect attestation systems that provide cryptographic proof of system state from hardware root of trust through application layer
  • Develop measured boot implementations and runtime integrity monitoring
  • Create reference architectures and security requirements for bare-metal deployments
  • Integrate security controls with infrastructure teams without impacting training performance
  • Prototype and validate security mechanisms before production deployment
  • Conduct firmware vulnerability assessments and penetration testing
  • Build firmware analysis pipelines for continuous security monitoring
  • Document security architectures and maintain threat models
  • Collaborate with software and hardware vendors to ensure security capabilities meet our requirements

Qualifications

  • Hands-on experience with secure boot, measured boot, and attestation technologies (TPM, Intel TXT, AMD SEV, ARM TrustZone)
  • Strong understanding of cryptographic protocols and hardware security modules
  • Experience with UEFI/BIOS or embedded firmware security, bootloader hardening, and chain of trust implementation
  • Proficiency in low-level programming (C, Rust, Assembly) and systems programming
  • Knowledge of firmware vulnerability assessment and threat modeling
  • Track record of designing security architectures for complex, distributed systems
  • Experience with supply chain security
  • Ability to work effectively across hardware and software boundaries
  • Knowledge of NIST firmware security guidelines and hardware security frameworks

Skills

Required:Secure bootAttestation and hardware root of trustLow-level programmingFirmware security

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation
  • Generous vacation and parental leave
  • Flexible working hours
  • Optional equity donation matching
  • Lovely office space
  • Office locations in San Francisco, NY, Seattle
Last updated Jul 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Anthropic

building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems

Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.

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