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Software Engineer, Codex Security

OpenAISoftware Engineer, Codex Security

Perks & benefits

Medical InsuranceHealth InsuranceHousing AllowanceMobile AllowancePaid Leave

Requirements

strong software engineering fundamentals, full-stack or product-minded generalist, experience building developer tools or platforms, ability to own 0-to-1 projects, interest in security and AI

Skills

Full StackBackendinfrastructure

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Build end-to-end product features for Codex Security, including developer-facing interfaces, APIs, backend services, and workflow tooling
  • Own ambiguous 0-to-1 projects across product pods, platform security controls, and cyber model infrastructure
  • Translate security research and model capabilities into intuitive workflows for finding, validating, and remediating vulnerabilities
  • Design scalable, observable systems for long-running security analyses across large codebases and enterprise environments
  • Partner with product, security research, and infrastructure teams to iterate quickly based on real-world feedback

Requirements

  • Strong software engineering fundamentals with the ability to work across the full stack (product, backend, and infrastructure)
  • Experience building developer tools, workflow-heavy platforms, or internal infrastructure
  • Proven ability to own complex projects from concept to production in a fast-moving environment
  • High agency and strong product instincts for making technical systems useful and understandable
  • A deep interest in the intersection of security and artificial intelligence

Preferred Qualifications

  • Direct experience in product security, application security, or vulnerability research
  • Experience with defensive security, identity, SSO, or secure developer workflows
  • Experience building scalable cloud-based security analysis pipelines

Benefits

  • Competitive salary ($230K – $325K) and generous equity packages
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
  • Flexible PTO and paid parental leave
  • Annual learning and development stipend
  • Daily meals in offices and meal delivery credits

About the Company

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of AI capabilities and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products.

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Software Engineer, Codex Security

OpenAI · San Francisco

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