Senior Staff Software Engineer, Identity Infrastructure Engineering

OpenAI
San Francisco
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 293,000 - 385,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 10+ yearsSkills: ["Go","Rust","Python","Infrastructure-as-code","Cloud","Distributed-systems","Authentication","Authorization"]

Lead architecture, development, and operation of identity infrastructure spanning cloud platforms and internal systems. Design authentication, authorization, and access governance with a focus on reliability and secure-by-default design. Build foundational infrastructure used across engineering, research, and security, while driving high-impact initiatives and ensuring operational maturity of mission-critical systems.

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OpenAI
OpenAI
4 months ago

Senior Staff Software Engineer, Identity Infrastructure Engineering

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Job Summary

Lead architecture, development, and operation of identity infrastructure spanning cloud platforms and internal systems. Design authentication, authorization, and access governance with a focus on reliability and secure-by-default design. Build foundational infrastructure used across engineering, research, and security, while driving high-impact initiatives and ensuring operational maturity of mission-critical systems.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead the architecture, development, and operation of identity infrastructure that spans cloud platforms, internal systems, and critical engineering services.
  • •Design and evolve systems for authentication, authorization, access governance, auditability, and policy enforcement with a strong focus on reliability, scalability, and secure-by-default design.
  • •Build foundational infrastructure and platform capabilities that are broadly used across engineering, research, and security teams.
  • •Improve the reliability, observability, performance, and operational maturity of identity infrastructure that supports mission-critical systems and workflows.
  • •Lead ambiguous, high-impact technical initiatives across security, infrastructure, and engineering teams, driving alignment and execution across multiple stakeholders.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 293,000 - 385,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:EquityRelocation

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years building and operating large-scale infrastructure, platform, or backend systems.
Experience:10+ yearsCloud infrastructureIdentity systemsDistributed systemsSecurity
Skills:GoRustPythonInfrastructure-as-codeCloudDistributed-systemsAuthenticationAuthorization
Languages:English
Tech Stack:GoRustPythonCloudKubernetesDockerIaC

Company Brief

OpenAI
Develops and deploys advanced generative AI models (including ChatGPT and DALL·E) and AI infrastructure, providing APIs and consumer products to accelerate safe AGI for broad benefit.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2015
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Glassdoor: 4.4
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