OpenAI
Software Engineer, Safety Engineering
$207K–$385K
San Francisco · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Aug 31, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of relevant engineering experience at tech and product-driven companies.
About the job
Build full-stack tools and products that help teams identify and fix model safety issues, including protections for vulnerable users.
What you'll do
- Develop internal tools for model safety and support data labeling, failure-case review, and analysis.
- Partner with researchers, engineers, and policy creators to turn workflows and requirements into durable products.
- Improve application usability, speed, and scale, and develop external-facing safety products from successful AI-assisted workflows.
What they ask for
- Proficiency with JavaScript, React, and other web technologies.
- Proficiency with at least one backend language.
- Experience with relational databases such as Postgres/MySQL.
Nice to have
- Interest in AI/ML; direct experience is not required.
Pay
$207K – $385K USD base salary
Tools
JavaScript, React, Python, Postgres, MySQL
AI focus
Build tools and products that improve model safety, support safety-policy workflows, and help developers build safer AI.
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