Software Engineer, Security Observability

Summary

Join OpenAI's Security team as a Software Engineer, Security Observability and build secure, scalable systems that enhance our security observability infrastructure. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop, deploy, and maintain robust software solutions supporting security and detection capabilities. This role involves designing and developing scalable software systems for security observability, building and maintaining data pipelines for security-relevant data, improving data system resilience and reliability, collaborating with Detection & Response (D&R) and other security teams, and contributing to data engineering for forensic investigations and compliance. The position is open to remote employees, or relocation assistance is available to OpenAI offices in San Francisco, Seattle, or New York City.

Requirements

• Strong software engineering experience, with proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Golang, or similar
• A background in infrastructure as code, with experience using tools like Terraform and working with cloud platforms such as Azure
• Experience with building and maintaining data pipelines, particularly for security-related use cases
• A generalist engineering mindset, with the flexibility to pivot between various technical domains such as databases, site reliability engineering (SRE), or security
• The ability to collaborate effectively with security and engineering teams to understand evolving data needs and implement scalable solutions
• A proactive and detail-oriented approach to problem-solving, with a focus on improving security data visibility and forensic capabilities

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable software systems that facilitate security observability across our infrastructure
• Build and maintain data pipelines that centralize and store security-relevant data from diverse sources
• Proactively improve the resilience and reliability of data systems to ensure high platform availability
• Collaborate closely with Detection & Response (D&R) and other security teams to reduce the company’s security risk
• Contribute to data engineering in support of forensic investigations and compliance efforts

Benefits

This role is open to remote employees, or relocation assistance is available to one of our OpenAI offices in San Francisco, Seattle, or New York City