

Software Engineer, Security Observability
OpenAI
OpenAI is seeking a Software Engineer for its Security Observability team to build secure and scalable systems that enhance security observability infrastructure. The role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams to develop and maintain software solutions that support security and detection capabilities. The position is open to remote work or relocation to specific OpenAI offices.
Qualification
- Strong software engineering experience with proficiency in Python, Golang, or similar languages.
- Experience with infrastructure as code using tools like Terraform and cloud platforms such as Azure.
- Experience in building and maintaining data pipelines for security-related use cases.
- Generalist engineering mindset with flexibility across technical domains like databases and site reliability engineering (SRE).
- Proactive and detail-oriented problem-solving approach focused on security data visibility.
Responsibility
- Design and develop scalable software systems for security observability.
- Build and maintain data pipelines for centralizing security-relevant data.
- Improve the resilience and reliability of data systems for high platform availability.
- Collaborate with Detection & Response (D&R) and other security teams to mitigate security risks.
- Support forensic investigations and compliance efforts through data engineering.




