Full-Time

Head of Security

Updated on 11/19/2024

Anyscale

Anyscale

201-500 employees

Platform for scaling AI workloads

Enterprise Software
AI & Machine Learning

Compensation Overview

$238k - $285kAnnually

Senior, Expert

San Francisco, CA, USA

Position is onsite in San Francisco, CA.

Category
Cybersecurity
IT & Security
Requirements
  • Experience with enterprise application security and have built secure products for enterprise businesses
  • Experience with corporate security
  • Leadership experience
  • Extensive experience with cloud providers
  • Software development experience (ability to build *and* assess things)
  • Strong communication skills and can effectively share your work with a broader audience through writing and speaking
  • You have engaged and led certification processes (e.g., HIPAA, SOC, SOC2 FedRAMP)
Responsibilities
  • Help us build and ship our first product
  • Take charge of application security, including everything from architecting and building secure products to designing our incident response policy to securely configuring our cloud providers
  • Take charge of corporate security, including everything from creating offboarding policies to making sure our software tools are locked down to ensuring our devices have reasonable endpoint protection
  • Work with the rest of the engineering team to make sure we have the necessary context to avoid introducing security bugs

Anyscale provides a platform designed to scale and productionize artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) workloads. Its main product, Ray, is an open-source framework that helps developers manage and scale AI applications across various fields, including Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), and computer vision. Ray allows companies to enhance the performance, fault tolerance, and scalability of their AI systems, with some users reporting over 90% improvements in efficiency, latency, and cost-effectiveness. Anyscale primarily serves clients in the AI and ML sectors, including major companies like OpenAI and Ant Group, who rely on Ray for training large models. The company operates on a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model, charging clients a subscription fee for access to the Ray platform. Anyscale's goal is to empower organizations to effectively scale their AI workloads and optimize their operational efficiency.

Company Stage

Series C

Total Funding

$252.5M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2019

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

-33%

1 year growth

81%

2 year growth

156%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Anyscale's recent $100M Series C funding at a $1 billion valuation indicates strong investor confidence and financial stability.
  • The launch of Anyscale Endpoints and Aviary projects demonstrates the company's commitment to innovation and addressing market needs for scalable AI solutions.
  • Collaborations with industry leaders like Nvidia enhance Anyscale's technological capabilities and market reach.

What critics are saying

  • The 'ShadowRay' vulnerability exposes significant security risks, potentially undermining client trust and operational stability.
  • The competitive landscape in AI and ML is intense, with rivals like OctoML and established cloud providers posing significant threats.

What makes Anyscale unique

  • Anyscale's Ray framework is a widely adopted open-source tool specifically designed for scaling AI applications, setting it apart from more general-purpose platforms.
  • The company's focus on optimizing cost-efficiency and scalability for large AI workloads, including generative AI and LLMs, provides a significant competitive edge.
  • Partnerships with tech giants like Nvidia and clients like OpenAI and Ant Group underscore Anyscale's credibility and effectiveness in the AI and ML space.

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Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

401K retirement savings

Flexible time off

FSA and Commuter benefits

Parental and family leave

Office & phone plan reimbursement