# Platform Security Engineer, DRTM / Secure Launch

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

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/8bc51547-7f1c-4240-a4ff-4d7d07dcf946

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 builds Dynamic Root of Trust for Measurement (DRTM) security across Anthropic's AI infrastructure, working at the firmware and kernel layers to implement attestation and isolation across x86 and ARM platforms. It suits experienced systems security engineers comfortable at the hardware-firmware boundary who want to lead upstream open-source work in Linux and firmware communities.

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

## Skills named

Assembly, Linux Kernel, Rust

## Required

- Deep hands-on experience with measured boot and roots of trust (DRTM, SRTM, TPM)
- Strong C and assembly with deep Linux kernel and early-boot fundamentals
- Track record of landing non-trivial work upstream in Linux, TianoCore, GRUB or comparable community
- Comfort at the hardware-firmware boundary with platform-level debugging (JTAG, serial, bring-up)
- Strong technical cross-functional leadership with external vendors and OEMs
- Clear written communication for specifications and design documentation
- Knowledge of NIST firmware security guidance (SP 800-193, 800-147/155)

## Nice to have

- 8+ years in systems security with at least 5 years on firmware, bootloader, and OS-level security
- Existing maintainership or subsystem ownership in Linux or standing in TCG, UEFI Forum, or OCP communities
- Confidential computing implementation experience (TDX, SEV-SNP, ARM CCA)
- Hardware roots of trust beyond TPM (Caliptra, OCP S.A.F.E., SPDM)
- Memory-safe systems code in Rust
- 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/5361411008