# Platform Security Engineer, OpenBMC

Hiring organization: [Menlo Ventures Portfolio](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/menlo-ventures-portfolio)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/5e3b8f2d-c881-4847-be72-ca10c467f490

Listed on Menlo Ventures Portfolio's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Seniority: Senior
- Location: New York, NY
- Salary: 320000 – 405000 USD per year

## Summary

This role leads the design and security hardening of server management firmware across Anthropic's infrastructure, working on both production features and protection against sophisticated attacks. It suits experienced firmware security engineers who can own the full stack from hardware interfaces through secure boot and attestation.

_Our summary, not Menlo Ventures Portfolio's wording._

## Skills named

C++, Linux, Python, Rust, Yocto Project, Zig

## Required

- Cross-functional leadership and direction-setting skills
- Hands-on OpenBMC/BMC firmware experience on x86 and/or Arm from bring-up through production
- Proficiency with D-Bus/sdbusplus
- Strong C/C++ and Python skills
- Deep Linux user-space and kernel fundamentals
- Yocto/OpenEmbedded proficiency
- Security mindset applied to firmware design
- Upstream contributions to OpenBMC, U-Boot, DMTF, or OCP
- Working knowledge of out-of-band and in-band management and DMTF specifications
- Strong debugging and track record of shipping reliable, well-tested code
- Clear communication across internal teams and external vendors
- Ability to work effectively across hardware and software boundaries
- Knowledge of NIST SP 800-193, 800-147, and 800-155 firmware security guidelines

## Nice to have

- 8+ years of systems security experience with at least 5 years in firmware and hardware security
- Experience with hardware roots of trust and attestation technologies (Caliptra, OCP S.A.F.E., TPM/HRoT, SPDM)
- Memory-safe systems code in Rust or Zig
- Firmware vulnerability research, reverse-engineering, or fuzzing experience
- Previous work with AI/ML infrastructure security

Apply on Menlo Ventures Portfolio's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/anthropic/jobs/5271346008