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$320,000 – $405,000
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What this role is
Anthropic is seeking an experienced operating systems security engineer to design and implement kernel-level security controls for their AI infrastructure. This role combines Linux internals expertise with hands-on kernel hardening, suitable for someone with deep systems programming experience who can balance rigorous security requirements with the performance needs of large-scale AI systems.
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What they ask for
Required
- Deep knowledge of Linux internals and security frameworks
- Experience with kernel hardening and exploit mitigation
- Strong C and systems programming skills
- eBPF experience for security monitoring
- Understanding of virtualization and containerization security
- Track record of identifying and fixing OS-level vulnerabilities
- Experience with security-focused Linux distributions
Nice to have
- 5+ years in operating systems security or kernel development
- Linux kernel development contributions
- Real-time or embedded OS experience
- Hardware security features knowledge
- Secure boot technologies experience
- Confidential computing experience (SEV, TDX, SGX)
- Vulnerability research, exploit development, or fuzzing background
- Formal methods for OS verification experience
- TPM, HSM, or secure enclave knowledge