Software Engineer, Infrastructure Security
OpenAISan Francisco, California, United States • Seattle, Washington, United States • New York, New York, United States • United States
Posted October 6, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company focused on ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits humanity. The company prioritizes safety and human needs in its development process, emphasizing diversity, equity, and inclusion to align with its mission of solving global challenges through AI. OpenAI's unique approach sets it apart by placing ethical considerations and societal impact at the forefront of its operations.
Job Description
OpenAI is seeking a Security Software Engineer to join the Infrastructure Security team. This role will focus on building foundational services for OpenAI’s AI models, including authentication systems, access brokers, and key management platforms. The engineer will collaborate with infrastructure and research teams to ensure security and scalability of high-performance computing environments.
Requirements
- Strong software engineering skills in Python, Go, Rust, or C/C++
- Experience building or operating security infrastructure (e.g., auth services, service-to-service proxies, key-management systems)
- Deep understanding of security principles, best practices, and common vulnerabilities
- Expertise in securing large-scale cloud platforms (e.g., 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)
- Excellent communication skills
