OpenAI
Software Engineer, Privacy Engineering
$230K–$325K
San Francisco · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Jul 15, 2026
About the job
Drive the architecture and delivery of user data governance systems and controls across OpenAI.
What you'll do
- Set technical strategy for data governance, including mapping, classification, lineage, retention, deletion, access, and permitted usage.
- Build shared services, APIs, metadata systems, and policy-enforcement mechanisms; maintain them in production.
- Partner across teams to translate requirements into controls and drive adoption.
What they ask for
- Substantial experience designing and operating large-scale data platforms, privacy infrastructure, or governance systems in complex production environments.
- Experience leading architecture and multi-team execution for at least one data-governance domain.
- Ability to translate ambiguous policy, legal, security, and product requirements into technical standards and roadmaps.
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders and engineering teams and own high-trust systems end to end.
Nice to have
- Curiosity about using AI tools and agents to improve data-governance workflows.
Pay
$230K – $325K USD base salary
AI focus
Use AI tools and agents to improve data-governance workflows.
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