Platform Security Engineer, DRTM / Secure Launch

Anthropic
San Francisco, New York, Seattle
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 320,000 - 405,000 annuallyFunction: CybersecurityExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Cross-functional leadership","Technical communication","Debugging","Upstream collaboration"]

Own Dynamic Root of Trust for Measurement (DRTM) across Anthropic’s x86 and ARM fleet—integrating hardware security features, designing bootloader-agnostic launch/relaunch, and implementing attestation and isolation capabilities. Operate at firmware, bootloaders, kernel, and silicon boundaries, partner with vendor/OEM implementations, and publish upstream DRTM work while supporting broader low-level platform security such as confidential computing and kernel/system troubleshooting.

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Platform Security Engineer, DRTM / Secure Launch

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Job Summary

Own Dynamic Root of Trust for Measurement (DRTM) across Anthropic’s x86 and ARM fleet—integrating hardware security features, designing bootloader-agnostic launch/relaunch, and implementing attestation and isolation capabilities. Operate at firmware, bootloaders, kernel, and silicon boundaries, partner with vendor/OEM implementations, and publish upstream DRTM work while supporting broader low-level platform security such as confidential computing and kernel/system troubleshooting.
Location: San Francisco, New York, Seattle
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Cybersecurity
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own DRTM adoption and integration across Anthropic infrastructure on both x86 and ARM platforms.
  • •Implement attestation services and the additional security/privacy capabilities enabled by DRTM.
  • •Design and implement a bootloader-agnostic solution for initiating and relaunching DRTM sessions.
  • •Interface with vendor and OEM partners to refine DRTM requirements and determine feasible changes, and help carry upstream work (including Linux Secure Launch maintainership as tboot is retired).
  • •Build and harden additional platform security features, including confidential computing solutions (TDX/SEV), support custom OS artifacts/drivers, and debug kernel/system-level issues on production hardware.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 320,000 - 405,000 annually
Perks:EquityPaid LeaveParental Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Deep hands-on experience with measured boot and roots of trust (DRTM/SRTM), including Intel TXT, AMD SKINIT, ARM equivalents, TPM 1.2/2.0, and measurement chains.
  • •Strong C and assembly with deep Linux kernel and early-boot fundamentals (bootloaders, UEFI, ACPI, SMM).
  • •A track record of landing non-trivial work upstream in Linux, TianoCore, GRUB, or a comparable community.
  • •Comfort at the hardware/firmware boundary with debugging and platform-level bring-up (e.g., JTAG, serial, silicon errata).
  • •Clear written communication and strong cross-functional technical leadership with external vendors and OEMs.
Experience:8+ yearsSystems securityFirmware securityLinux upstreamConfidential computing
Education:Bachelor's in A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, and/or professional experience
Skills:Cross-functional leadershipTechnical communicationDebuggingUpstream collaboration
Languages:English
Tech Stack:DRTMSecure LaunchMeasured bootRoots of trustIntel TXTAMD SKINITARMSRTMTPM 1.2TPM 2.0CAssemblyLinux kernelBootloadersUEFIACPISMMPPAMVMMTboot

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Sponsorship available.

Company Brief

Anthropic
Develops large-scale AI systems and safety research to create reliable, steerable, and interpretable AI assistants and models for commercial and research applications.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series C
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2021
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