# Security Software Engineer, D&R Platform

**Company:** [Anthropic](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/anthropic)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Seattle, WA, Washington, DC
**Role:** Security Engineering
**Salary:** $320k – $405k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** Python, Terraform, CloudFormation, CI/CD, Data Pipelines, SIEM, Kubernetes, Machine Learning, API Design, Serverless
**Posted:** 2026-02-12

> Builds and scales security analytics infrastructure, including data pipelines for telemetry processing and ML-powered detection systems using Claude. Requires 7+ years in software engineering focused on security, infrastructure, and data pipelines.

## Job Description

## 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
- 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

**Annual Salary:** $320,000—$405,000 USD

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