Platform Hardware Security

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 a Platform Hardware Security Engineer to design and implement security architectures for bare-metal infrastructure. You'll work with teams across Anthropic to build firmware, bootloaders, operating systems, and attestation systems to ensure the integrity of our infrastructure from the ground up.

This role requires expertise in low-level systems security and the ability to architect solutions that balance security requirements with the performance demands of training AI models across our massive fleet.

Key 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

Minimum 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

Preferred qualifications

8+ years of experience in systems security, with at least 5 years focused on firmware and hardware security (firmware, bootloaders, and OS-level security)

Experience with confidential computing technologies and hardware-based TEEs

Knowledge of SLSA framework and software supply chain security standards

Experience securing large-scale HPC or cloud infrastructure

Contributions to open-source security projects (coreboot, CHIPSEC, etc.)

Background in formal verification or security proof techniques

Experience with silicon root of trust implementations

Experience working with building foundational technical designs, operational leadership, and vendor collaboration

Previous work with AI/ML infrastructure security

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

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 as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience

Minimum years of experience: Years of experienc …