Anthropic · 8 hours ago
Threat Collections Engineer
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$300K/yr - $405K/yrAnthropic is a public benefit corporation dedicated to creating reliable and beneficial AI systems. They are seeking a Threat Collections Engineer to develop infrastructure for threat discovery, integrating data sources and building detection systems to enhance their threat intelligence capabilities.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Build automated detection systems that use disparate signals to identify abusive behavior
Take systems from idea to proof-of-concept to production-grade with appropriate monitoring, documentation, and maintenance processes
Develop and maintain YARA rule infrastructure, including tools for writing, validating, and testing rules against real data
Create integrations with external threat intelligence platforms (e.g. VirusTotal, Censys, Urlscan) via MCP servers to enable multi-source correlation during investigations
Build data pipelines that ingest intelligence from RSS feeds, CTI news sources, and partner sharing, using Claude to extract TTPs and generate targeted hunting queries
Develop behavioral analytics capabilities using DBT-based frameworks and create searchable audit logging infrastructure
Establish feedback loops with investigators to tune detection systems and reduce false positives
Scrape and normalize data from external sources to feed threat detection and enrichment workflows
Qualification
Required
Have strong coding proficiency in Python and SQL for building detection logic, data pipelines, and automation
Have experience with data pipeline orchestration tools (Airflow, DBT, or similar)
Have familiarity with threat intelligence concepts including IOCs, YARA rules, and threat correlation techniques
Have experience integrating external APIs and building data ingestion systems
Can translate investigator needs and workflows into technical requirements
Are comfortable building v0 systems and iterating based on user feedback
Have strong communication skills for working closely with non-engineering stakeholders
Education requirements: We require at least a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
Preferred
Experience with threat intelligence sharing frameworks (e.g. MISP, STIX/TAXII)
Background in cyber threat intelligence, security operations, or abuse detection
Experience building MCP servers or similar tool integrations for AI systems
Familiarity with web scraping and data extraction at scale
Experience with behavioral analytics or anomaly detection systems
Understanding of LLM capabilities and how to leverage them for automation
A Top Secret Clearance
Benefits
Optional equity donation matching
Generous vacation and parental leave
Flexible working hours
A lovely office space in which to collaborate with colleagues
Company
Anthropic
Anthropic is an AI research company that focuses on the safety and alignment of AI systems with human values.
Founded in 2021
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$33.74BKey Investors
Lightspeed Venture PartnersGoogleAmazon
2025-09-02Series F· $13B
2025-05-16Debt Financing· $2.5B
2025-03-03Series E· $3.5B
Leadership Team
Dario Amodei
CEO & Co-Founder
Daniela Amodei
President and co-founder
Recent News
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