Software Engineer, Infrastructure Security
OpenAI
- Location
- San Francisco Bay Area
- Type
- Full-time
- Compensation
- $292,500 – $405,000 per year
- Posted
- Jan 11, 2022
- Last checked
- Oct 13, 2026
Last seen in the source feed: Oct 13, 2026.
Application link last checked: Oct 12, 2026. The check could not confirm opening status.
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This role at a glance
- Pay. About $348,800 a year at the midpoint, more than 91% of the 220 open full-time AI Safety & Governance roles here that list pay (median about $170,000).
- Competition for attention. 314 open full-time AI Safety & Governance roles on Remote Impact right now, 23 of them posted in the last week.
- OpenAI has 33 other open remote roles here: see them all, or visit their careers page.
Job description
Core responsibilities:
- Design and build critical security services for OpenAI's supercomputing environment
- Architect production-grade security services across hardware, operating systems, and networks
- Partner with engineers to embed security into high-performance compute clusters
- Develop automation and detection tooling to identify and mitigate risks in cloud and on-prem environments
- Lead design reviews and threat models to ensure new systems launch with strong security foundations
The difference you'll make
This role creates positive change by securing the infrastructure that powers advanced AI systems, ensuring they are developed and deployed safely and responsibly.
What makes you a great fit
Required skills and experience:
- Experience designing and building security services for large-scale computing environments
- Expertise in security architecture across hardware, operating systems, and networks
- Ability to develop automation and detection tooling for risk mitigation
- Experience with cloud and on-prem environments
- Knowledge of design reviews and threat modeling methodologies
Benefits
No specific benefits or compensation information provided in the job description.
About OpenAI
WebsiteOpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity.
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