OpenAI
Software Engineer - Privacy & Compliance
$230K–$385K
San Francisco +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 17, 2025
- Location
- San Francisco
Seattle - Experience
- 5+ years of industry experience building and operating backend or infrastructure systems in production.
About the job
Architects and builds backend systems that enforce data privacy, control access, and automate compliance across data platforms.
What you'll do
- Build and operate services for policy-driven data access, lifecycle controls, and privacy protections.
- Develop distributed authorization, auditability, and enforcement observability for data services and control planes.
- Partner with security, legal, compliance, product, and infrastructure teams to translate privacy requirements into scalable systems and APIs.
What they ask for
- Fluency in at least one major programming language (e.g., Python, Go, Rust, C++, Java).
- Experience with distributed authorization, RBAC/ACL systems, encryption-based access, or policy engines.
- Familiarity with global privacy regulations and their architectural implications.
- Ability to collaborate across legal, compliance, product, and engineering teams.
Nice to have
- Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP) and large-scale data systems.
- Background in security engineering, privacy engineering, or data governance.
Pay
$230K – $385K (base salary)
Tools
Python, Go, Rust, C++, Java, Azure, AWS, GCP
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