Researcher, Cybersecurity Products (AI)

TL;DR

Researcher, Cybersecurity Products (AI): Identifying and operationalizing security capabilities in frontier models to create useful tools for security teams with an accent on rigorous evaluation and fast prototyping. Focus on measuring model performance in realistic conditions, designing scaffolding for non-experts, and defining the AI frontier for cybersecurity work.

Location: San Francisco, CA (Hybrid: Expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time)

Salary: $320,000 - $405,000 USD

Company

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation dedicated to creating reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems that are safe and beneficial for society.

What you will do

• Prototype rapidly to define the AI frontier for cybersecurity work.
• Design evaluations that measure model performance on real-world security tasks.
• Build the datasets, harnesses, and scoring systems that evaluations depend on.
• Engage with the cybersecurity community to define where AI can make the most impact.
• Collaborate with engineers to operationalize promising capabilities into reliable products.
• Track changes in model capabilities to inform future product direction.

Requirements

• Deep expertise in security domains such as vulnerability research, exploit development, reverse engineering, malware analysis, or offensive security.
• Experience building AI-powered tools or capabilities for security work.
• Ability to move quickly from an idea to a working prototype and iterate based on results.
• Proficiency in designing rigorous evaluations and interpreting technical results.
• 7+ years of experience in security research, security engineering, or a closely related field.
• Must be based in or able to work from a company office (minimum 25% attendance).

Nice to have

• Published research, CTF results, CVEs, or open source security tooling.
• Experience with model evaluation, benchmarking, or red teaming.
• Experience building agentic applications.
• Familiarity with the safety considerations of AI in security contexts.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative "big science" environment focusing on high-impact research.
• Competitive compensation with optional equity donation matching.
• Generous vacation and parental leave.
• Flexible working hours and modern office space in San Francisco.
• Visa sponsorship available for qualified candidates.