Software Engineer, Security Observability
@ OpenAI

New York, NY
$365,000
On Site
Full Time
Posted 8 hours ago

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About The Team

Security is at the foundation of OpenAI’s mission to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. The Security team protects OpenAI’s technology, people, and products. We are technical in what we build but are operational in how we do our work. We prioritize impact, enable researchers, prepare for future transformative technologies, and engage a robust security culture.

About The Role

The Software Engineer, Security Observability will build secure, scalable systems to enhance our security observability infrastructure. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop, deploy, and maintain robust software solutions supporting our security and detection capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and develop scalable software systems for security observability.
  • Build and maintain data pipelines to centralize security-relevant data.
  • Improve resilience and reliability of data systems for high availability.
  • Collaborate with Detection & Response and security teams to reduce risks.
  • Support forensic investigations and compliance efforts through data engineering.

Qualifications

  • Strong software engineering background with Python, Golang, or similar.
  • Experience with infrastructure as code using tools like Terraform.
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Azure.
  • Experience building and maintaining data pipelines for security use cases.
  • Ability to collaborate across security and engineering teams.
  • Proactive, detail-oriented approach to problem solving.

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of AI capabilities while prioritizing safety and inclusivity.

Additional Information

This role is open to remote employees, with relocation assistance available for those moving to our offices in San Francisco, Seattle, or New York City.

Key skills/competency

  • Software Engineering
  • Security Observability
  • Python
  • Golang
  • Terraform
  • Cloud Platforms
  • Data Pipelines
  • Reliability
  • Collaboration
  • Forensics

How to Get Hired at OpenAI

🎯 Tips for Getting Hired

  • Customize your resume: Tailor experience to security observability requirements.
  • Highlight technical skills: Emphasize Python, Golang, Terraform expertise.
  • Research OpenAI: Understand their mission and recent projects.
  • Prepare for interviews: Practice technical and scenario-based questions.

📝 Interview Preparation Advice

Technical Preparation

Review Python and Golang coding challenges.
Practice Terraform and cloud platform exercises.
Study data pipeline architecture and security integration.
Familiarize with modern observability tools and methods.

Behavioral Questions

Describe a past cross-team project.
Explain handling complex problem resolution.
Discuss moments of system failure recovery.
Share experiences collaborating under pressure.

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