Software Engineer, Infrastructure Security

The role

You will design and build foundational security services like authentication systems, proxies, and key management platforms. You will work on safeguarding GPU supercomputing clusters, multi-cloud infrastructure, and data pathways for AI models.

What you will do

• Architect and implement production-grade security services
• Partner with infrastructure and research engineers to embed security into compute clusters
• Develop automation and detection tooling for cloud and on-prem environments
• Drive initiatives such as line-speed encryption, machine identity, and network isolation
• Lead or participate in design reviews and threat models

Required qualifications

• Strong software engineering skills in Python, Go, Rust, or C/C++
• Track record of shipping and operating high-reliability distributed services
• Experience building or operating critical security infrastructure
• Deep understanding of security principles, best practices, and common vulnerabilities
• Expertise in securing large-scale cloud platforms including Azure, AWS, or GCP
• Familiarity with container and orchestration security (Kubernetes, service meshes)
• Familiarity with modern authentication/authorization standards (OIDC, mTLS, SPIFFE/SPIRE)
• Proactive mindset to address security gaps through automation and tooling
• Track record of delivering scalable solutions in real-world projects
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills

About the company

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