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Software Engineer, Codex -Enterprise Controls

San Francisco (Remote)$230k–$385kfulltimemidAdded today

About this role

Build secure, enterprise-grade backend systems for OpenAI's Codex platform that enable organizations to safely deploy AI coding capabilities while maintaining control over sensitive data, access policies, and compliance. Own the full lifecycle of identity, encryption, governance, and audit systems that protect proprietary codebases and organizational workflows at scale.

What you'll do

  • Design and operate backend systems for encryption, key management, access controls, and secure data handling in the Codex enterprise control plane
  • Build policy and governance systems allowing enterprises to configure, enforce, and audit Codex capabilities across users, teams, and environments
  • Develop reliable, observable services spanning identity, authorization, audit logging, compliance, and enterprise administration
  • Partner with product, security, infrastructure, and customer teams to translate enterprise requirements into durable platform capabilities
  • Define enterprise-grade standards for AI software engineering systems as adoption scales across large organizations
  • Implement SSO, SAML, OIDC, SCIM, RBAC, and data governance patterns for multi-tenant deployments

What they're looking for

  • Backend software engineering (Python, Go, Rust, Java, or C++)
  • Distributed systems design and production operations
  • Security, identity, and authorization systems
  • Encryption and key management
  • Enterprise governance and policy frameworks
  • Audit logging and compliance controls
  • Observability and reliability practices
  • Cross-functional collaboration in ambiguous environments
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OpenAI

OpenAI builds AI infrastructure and products, including large-scale data center campuses for AI computing and generative AI applications for enterprise customers. The company is hiring civil engineers, project engineers, electrical design engineers, data center R&D engineers, and AI deployment engineers to expand its infrastructure capabilities and help customers deploy AI solutions.

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Likely interview questions

  • Describe your experience designing or implementing access control systems; how have you handled authorization decisions at scale?
  • Tell us about a time you built an encryption or key management system—what were the main challenges and how did you ensure security?
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