Client Platform Engineer

The role

You will build and own agentic solutions to automate fleet operations and reduce employee friction. This involves developing first-party software and integrating commercial and open-source tools to improve security and reliability.

What you will do

• Own the design, development, deployment, and operation of secure Linux endpoint management systems.
• Create agentic workflows with OpenAI products and models using fleet telemetry.
• Simplify device setup, software delivery, and onboarding support using OpenAI products.
• Build secure, reliable workflows with scoped access and human review.
• Partner with IT, Security, Research, and Engineering for Linux provisioning and support.
• Develop first-party software and integrate commercial and open-source tools.
• Manage fleet configuration as code through GitOps, version control, and automated validation.
• Build and operate CI/CD pipelines for fleet infrastructure across Azure, AWS, and GCP.
• Use fleet telemetry to improve performance, detect configuration drift, and verify deployments.
• Participate in engineering on-call and own incident resolution.

Required qualifications

• Proficiency in Python, Go, or another modern programming language.
• Deep experience securing and managing Linux fleets with configuration management, MDM, device enrollment, policy enforcement, and cloud identity integration.
• Demonstrated success with open-source endpoint tools for configuration, device and application management, and telemetry.
• Experience delivering secure, reliable, scalable systems across different compliance requirements.
• Deep experience managing infrastructure at scale with IaC and GitOps, using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, and Chef.
• Experience integrating and operating fleet infrastructure with CI/CD and DevOps workflows.
• A track record of deploying and operating fleet infrastructure in public cloud environments (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Initiative, analytical judgment, and the ability to turn problems into practical improvements.

Nice to have

• Deep experience with open-source fleet management tools and frameworks.
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, FedRAMP, and NIST.
• Strong soft skills, including stakeholder communication and cross-functional collaboration.
• Relevant professional certifications such as CISSP, CISA, CISM, CCSP.
• A security thought leader with contributions to CPE open-source projects or technical communities.

Before you apply

• Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable law.

About the company

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity.