Full-Stack Software Engineer, Intelligence & Investigations

The role

You will build intelligence systems and investigative tools to monitor and respond to AI risks. You will design, prototype, and maintain end-to-end products using OpenAI models and infrastructure.

What you will do

• Build intelligence systems that monitor and characterize emerging risks
• Develop investigative tools to help experts assess potential high-severity misuse or harm
• Own technical solutions end to end from prototyping to production
• Apply OpenAI models to research and investigative workflows
• Design interfaces and workflows for expert users to explore evidence
• Shape the team technical and product direction
• Collaborate with analysts, investigators, and partners across various departments

Required qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a software engineer

Nice to have

• 4+ years of experience as a software engineer
• Experience designing, building, and operating production software, ideally for intelligence, investigations, security, research, or other complex analytical workflows
• A track record of owning products or systems end to end and translating ambiguous, high-stakes problems into useful tools
• Strong programming and data skills, including experience working with Python, SQL, and large or unstructured datasets
• Sound product and technical judgment, with the ability to partner closely with expert users and work effectively across functions
• Excitement about using increasingly capable AI systems to expand human situational awareness and accelerate expert investigation

Benefits

• Relocation assistance

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.