Principal Software Engineer, Infrastructure Security

OpenAI
San Francisco, Seattle, New York
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 277,600 - 490,000 annuallyFunction: CybersecuritySkills: ["Security","Infrastructure","Distributed systems","Auth","Key management","Cloud platforms","Leadership","Automation","Threat modeling","Design reviews","Mentoring"]

Principal Software Engineer on the InfraSec team responsible for designing and delivering planet-scale security services and core infrastructure authentication, proxies, key management, and related security primitives across OpenAI’s multi-cloud, on-prem and GPU-enabled environments, while leading cross-functional initiatives and mentoring engineers.

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Principal Software Engineer, Infrastructure Security

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Job Summary

Principal Software Engineer on the InfraSec team responsible for designing and delivering planet-scale security services and core infrastructure authentication, proxies, key management, and related security primitives across OpenAI’s multi-cloud, on-prem and GPU-enabled environments, while leading cross-functional initiatives and mentoring engineers.
Location: San Francisco, Seattle, New York
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Cybersecurity
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own the architecture and roadmap for one or more core security services (e.g., authN/Z, policy enforcement, secure proxies, key management), taking them from design to rollout to long-term operation.
  • •Design and implement planet-scale security systems that provide strong guarantees across hardware, operating systems, Kubernetes, networks, and CI/CD: balancing security, reliability, latency, and developer ergonomics.
  • •Lead cross-functional launches with infrastructure and research engineering teams, shaping interfaces, migration plans, and safe rollout strategies across large fleets and critical workflows.
  • •Build or evolve security primitives (identity, attestation, authorization, encryption key lifecycle, access mediation) that become platform building blocks for OpenAI.
  • •Leverage frontier models and agents to develop automation and detection tooling to continuously identify and mitigate risks in large-scale cloud and on-prem environments.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 277,600 - 490,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •Strong software engineering skills with a track record of shipping and operating reliable distributed systems in production.
  • •Experience building or operating critical infrastructure, especially security infrastructure, at planet scale (e.g., auth services, service-to-service proxies, certificate or key-management systems).
  • •Deep understanding of security principles, best practices, and common vulnerabilities.
  • •Demonstrated ability to lead cross-team technical initiatives: setting direction, aligning stakeholders, driving execution, and delivering measurable outcomes.
  • •Expertise in securing large-scale cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP), including multi-cloud networks and cloud-agnostic system design.
Experience:SecurityCloudInfrastructureDistributed systems
Skills:SecurityInfrastructureDistributed systemsAuthKey managementCloud platformsLeadershipAutomationThreat modelingDesign reviewsMentoring
Languages:English
Tech Stack:KubernetesCloudService MeshCI/CDKey ManagementAuthenticationAuthorizationProxiesSecurity PrimitivesAutomation

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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