Software Engineer, Infrastructure Security

OpenAI
United States, San Francisco, Seattle, New York
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 325,000 - 405,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Communication","Problem-solving","Collaboration","Analytical thinking","Teamwork"]

OpenAI seeks a Security Software Engineer for the InfraSec team to design and build foundational security services (authentication, proxies, access brokers, key management) across hardware, OS, Kubernetes, networks, and CI/CD, enabling secure, scalable multi-cloud and on-prem environments. You’ll collaborate with infrastructure and research engineers, implement automation, and lead threat modeling and design reviews to raise security standards for AI workloads.

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OpenAI
10 months ago

Software Engineer, Infrastructure Security

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Job Summary

OpenAI seeks a Security Software Engineer for the InfraSec team to design and build foundational security services (authentication, proxies, access brokers, key management) across hardware, OS, Kubernetes, networks, and CI/CD, enabling secure, scalable multi-cloud and on-prem environments. You’ll collaborate with infrastructure and research engineers, implement automation, and lead threat modeling and design reviews to raise security standards for AI workloads.
Location: United States, San Francisco, Seattle, New York
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Architect and implement production-grade security services (e.g., auth services, access brokers, secure proxies, key-management infrastructure) across hardware, operating systems, Kubernetes, networks, and CI/CD
  • •Partner with infrastructure and research engineers to embed security into high-performance compute clusters for rapid model training and deployment
  • •Develop automation and detection tooling to identify and mitigate risks in large-scale cloud and on-prem environments
  • •Drive initiatives such as line-speed encryption, machine identity, and network isolation to raise security standards for AI workloads
  • •Lead or participate in design reviews and threat models to ensure new systems launch with strong security foundations and operational excellence

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 325,000 - 405,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:EquityRemote Work

Key Requirements

  • •Strong software engineering skills in Python, Go, Rust, or C/C++ with a track record of shipping high-reliability distributed services
  • •Experience building or operating critical security infrastructure (auth services, service-to-service proxies, certificate or key-management systems)
  • •Deep understanding of security principles, best practices, and common vulnerabilities
  • •Expertise in securing large-scale cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) including multi-cloud networks and cloud-agnostic system design
  • •Familiarity with container and orchestration security (Kubernetes, service meshes) and modern authentication/authorization standards (OIDC, mTLS, SPIFFE/SPIRE)
Experience:CybersecurityInfrastructure security
Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingCollaborationAnalytical thinkingTeamwork
Tech Stack:PythonGoRustC/C++KubernetesAWSAzureGCPOIDCMTLSSPIFFE/SPIREService meshesCI/CD

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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