Fullstack Engineer, Child Safety Tools & Systems @ OpenAI
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About The Team
The Intelligence & Investigations Engineering team builds systems that detect, analyze, and disrupt abuse across OpenAI’s products. They work closely with the Child Safety team and cross-functional groups to protect users while advancing OpenAI’s goal of developing AI that benefits everyone.
About The Role
As a Fullstack Engineer focused on child safety, you’ll build data-intensive, AI-powered applications and infrastructure to enable operators and investigators to work effectively and responsibly. You will adapt quickly in ambiguous, fast-moving environments to deliver well-crafted, reliable tooling for high-severity safety work.
This role is based in San Francisco, CA and follows a hybrid work model (3 days in-office per week) with relocation assistance available for new hires.
In This Role, You Will
- Prototype, build, and maintain intelligence systems to detect and triage high severity harm.
- Collaborate with operators and investigators to create efficient safety tools.
- Develop full-stack components from UIs to backend services and data pipelines.
- Work with Product Policy, Platform Integrity, Safety Systems, and Research teams.
- Contribute to technical strategy and report impact using data-driven analysis.
You Might Thrive In This Role If You
- Have strong software engineering capabilities and end-to-end system ownership.
- Enjoy integrating AI models and APIs in practical systems.
- Have experience with large-scale data pipelines, search, or retrieval systems.
- Proficient in Python and/or TypeScript, with familiarity with Spark, Kafka, Flink, data warehouses, and SQL.
- Take a product-minded approach and iterate quickly based on feedback.
- Feel comfortable with ambiguous, evolving goals and high-severity harm challenges.
- Possess prior experience in engineering for high-severity harms and child safety challenges.
About OpenAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. They advance AI safely and inclusively, valuing diverse perspectives and experiences.
Equal Opportunity
OpenAI is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, or other protected characteristics.
Additional Information
This job involves exposure to sensitive content. Applicants may need to meet certain security and confidentiality requirements as described in the job posting.
Key skills/competency
- Fullstack
- Child Safety
- AI
- Data Pipelines
- Python
- TypeScript
- Spark
- Kafka
- Flink
- SQL
How to Get Hired at OpenAI
🎯 Tips for Getting Hired
- Research OpenAI's culture: Study their mission and values on their website.
- Customize your resume: Highlight fullstack and safety expertise.
- Showcase AI skills: Emphasize data pipelines and Python experience.
- Prepare for behavioral questions: Focus on problem solving and teamwork skills.