OpenAI
Software Engineer, Infrastructure Security
$266K–$445K
US - Remote +3 · Remote · Full-time · Posted Oct 6, 2025
- Location
- US - Remote
New York City
Seattle
San Francisco
About the job
Builds and operates foundational security services that protect OpenAI’s infrastructure and support secure AI research and production environments.
What you'll do
- Design and implement security services such as authentication, access brokers, secure proxies, and key-management systems.
- Partner with infrastructure and research teams to secure compute clusters and automate risk detection and mitigation.
- Lead or participate in security design reviews and threat models, including initiatives in encryption, machine identity, and network isolation.
What they ask for
- Strong software engineering skills in languages such as Python, Go, Rust, or C/C++, and experience operating reliable distributed services.
- Experience building or operating critical security infrastructure.
- Deep understanding of security principles, best practices, and common vulnerabilities.
- Expertise securing large-scale cloud platforms, including multi-cloud networks and cloud-agnostic system design.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with Kubernetes, service meshes, OIDC, mTLS, or SPIFFE/SPIRE.
- Experience delivering scalable infrastructure changes in real-world projects.
Pay
$266K – $445K USD base salary
Tools
Python, Go, Rust, C/C++, Kubernetes, Azure, AWS, GCP
AI focus
Secures the compute clusters and infrastructure used for AI model training and deployment, and raises security for emerging AI workloads.
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