Software Engineer, Security Observability

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. The company is seeking a Software Engineer, Security Observability to build secure, scalable systems, data pipelines, and software solutions that strengthen security observability, detection, forensics, and compliance capabilities.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop scalable software systems that facilitate security observability across our infrastructure
• Build and maintain data pipelines that centralize and store security-relevant data from diverse sources
• Proactively improve the resilience and reliability of data systems to ensure high platform availability
• Collaborate closely with Detection & Response (D&R) and other security teams to reduce the company’s security risk
• Contribute to data engineering in support of forensic investigations and compliance efforts

Requirements:

• Due to requirements associated with work this role may support, applicants for this position must be U.S. citizens
• Strong software engineering experience, with proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Golang, or similar
• A background in infrastructure as code, with experience using tools like Terraform and working with cloud platforms such as Azure
• Experience with building and maintaining data pipelines, particularly for security-related use cases
• A generalist engineering mindset, with the flexibility to pivot between various technical domains such as databases, site reliability engineering (SRE), or security
• The ability to collaborate effectively with security and engineering teams to understand evolving data needs and implement scalable solutions
• A proactive and detail-oriented approach to problem-solving, with a focus on improving security data visibility and forensic capabilities
• This role is open to remote employees, or relocation assistance is available to one of our OpenAI offices in San Francisco, Seattle, or New York City