About the Team
Security is at the cornerstone of OpenAI's mission to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. The Security team is dedicated to safeguarding OpenAI's technology, people, and products. We are technical in our approach, yet operational in our execution, and we are committed to supporting all products and research at OpenAI. Our Security team tenets include prioritizing impact, enabling researchers, preparing for future transformative technologies, and fostering a robust security culture.
About the Role
Join the Security team and contribute to enhancing OpenAI's security observability infrastructure through software engineering. As a Software Engineer, Security Observability, you will be responsible for designing and developing scalable systems that facilitate security observability across the infrastructure. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to build, deploy, and maintain robust software solutions that support security and detection capabilities.
This role is open to remote employees or relocation assistance is available to one of our OpenAI offices in San Francisco, Seattle, or New York City. Due to the requirements associated with the position, applicants must be U.S. citizens.
Key Responsibilities
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Design and develop scalable software systems that facilitate security observability across the infrastructure.
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Build and maintain data pipelines that centralize and store security-relevant data from diverse sources.
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Proactively improve the resilience and reliability of data systems to ensure high platform availability.
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Collaborate closely with Detection & Response (D&R) and other security teams to reduce the company's security risk.
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Contribute to data engineering in support of forensic investigations and compliance efforts.
Qualifications
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Strong software engineering experience, with proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Golang, or similar.
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A background in infrastructure as code, with experience using tools like Terraform and working with cloud platforms such as Azure.
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Experience with building and maintaining data pipelines, particularly for security-related use cases.
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A generalist engineering mindset, with the flexibility to pivot between various technical domains such as databases, site reliability engineering (SRE), or security.
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The ability to collaborate effectively with security and engineering teams to understand evolving data needs and implement scalable solutions.
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A proactive and detail-oriented approach to problem-solving, with a focus on improving security data visibility and forensic capabilities.
About OpenAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.
OpenAI is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, and requests can be made via this link: this form.
Location
This role is open to remote employees or relocation assistance is available to one of our OpenAI offices in San Francisco, Seattle, or New York City.
Why Apply
Join the Security team at OpenAI and contribute to enhancing the security observability infrastructure of the company. Our team is dedicated to ensuring that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity and is committed to safeguarding the integrity of our technology and products.
Contact OpenAI at this link for additional information and to notify OpenAI of any non-compliance with the job posting.
At OpenAI, we are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, and requests can be made via this
