openai
Software Engineer, Security Observability
San Franciscofulltimemid
About this role
OpenAI seeks a Software Engineer to build scalable systems that enhance security observability infrastructure. You'll design data pipelines, maintain reliable systems, and collaborate with security teams to reduce organizational risk through improved threat detection and forensic capabilities.
What you'll do
- Design and develop scalable software systems for security observability across infrastructure
- Build and maintain data pipelines that centralize security-relevant data from diverse sources
- Improve resilience and reliability of data systems to ensure high platform availability
- Collaborate with Detection & Response and security teams to reduce security risk
- Contribute to data engineering for forensic investigations and compliance efforts
What they're looking for
- Software engineering (Python, Golang, or similar)
- Infrastructure as code (Terraform, cloud platforms like Azure)
- Data pipeline development and maintenance
- Database and SRE experience
- Cross-functional collaboration and communication
- Problem-solving and attention to detail
- Security domain knowledge
- Generalist engineering mindset
Benefits
- Remote work options available
- Relocation assistance to San Francisco, Seattle, or New York City
- Work on critical security infrastructure at a leading AI organization
- Opportunity to impact safety in general-purpose AI systems
- Equal opportunity employer with comprehensive non-discrimination policy
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