Software Engineer, Infrastructure Security

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Architect and implement production-grade security services (e.g., auth services, access brokers, secure proxies, key-management infrastructure)
• ▹Partner with infrastructure and research engineers to embed security into high-performance compute clusters without compromising training and deployment speed
• ▹Develop automation and detection tooling to continuously identify and mitigate risks in large-scale cloud and on-prem environments
• ▹Drive high-impact initiatives such as line-speed encryption, machine identity, and network isolation
• ▹Lead or participate in design reviews and threat models for new systems

Requirements

• ▹Strong software engineering skills in languages such as Python, Go, Rust, or C/C++, with a track record of shipping and operating high-reliability distributed services
• ▹Experience building or operating critical security infrastructure (e.g., 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)
• ▹A proactive mindset, identifying and addressing security gaps through automation and tooling
• ▹Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• ▹Excellent communication skills conveying complex security concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Soft skills

About the company

OpenAI's mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. The Security team protects OpenAI's technology, people, and products — technical in what they build, operational in how they work, supporting every product and research effort.