Principal Software Engineer, Infrastructure Security
$347,000 – $490,000 USD
Tech Stack
Solid badges = required, outlined = preferred
Responsibilities
- Own the architecture and roadmap for one or more core security services (e.g., authN/Z, policy enforcement, secure proxies, key management), taking them from design to rollout to long-term operation.
- Design and implement planet-scale security systems that provide strong guarantees across hardware, operating systems, Kubernetes, networks, and CI/CD: balancing security, reliability, latency, and developer ergonomics.
- Lead cross-functional launches with infrastructure and research engineering teams, shaping interfaces, migration plans, and safe rollout strategies across large fleets and critical workflows.
- Build or evolve security primitives (identity, attestation, authorization, encryption key lifecycle, access mediation) that become platform building blocks for OpenAI.
- Leverage frontier models and agents to develop automation and detection tooling to continuously identify and mitigate risks in large-scale cloud and on-prem environments.
Soft Skills
Security PrinciplesCross-Functional CollaborationTechnical Decision-MakingMentoringThreat ModelingWritten CommunicationProblem Solving
Culture
Mission-DrivenCollaborative SpaceInclusive Hiring
Requirements
Regions: Us
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About OpenAI
Industry: saas
Size: large
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity.
View company profile →Compensation
Base salary: $347,000 – $490,000 USD
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