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Principal Software Engineer, Infrastructure Security

OpenAI · US - Remote · New York City · Seattle · San Francisco

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Frontier labremoteprincipal$401k–$510k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Safeguard GPU supercomputing clusters powering frontier AI models.
  • Own architecture for core security services from design to operation.
  • Use frontier models and agents to automate large-scale risk detection.

What they offer

  • Equity

Ideal candidate

Principal-level infrastructure security leader who thrives owning planet-scale systems end-to-end and mentoring others. Proactive, collaborative communicator passionate about securing AI infrastructure and using frontier models to solve hard problems.

Requirements

  • Strong software engineering skills with track record shipping and operating reliable distributed systems
  • Experience building or operating critical infrastructure, especially security infrastructure, at planet scale
  • Deep understanding of security principles, best practices, and common vulnerabilities
  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-team technical initiatives and deliver measurable outcomes
  • Expertise and curiosity about using frontier models and agents to solve security challenges
  • Expertise in securing large-scale cloud platforms including multi-cloud networks
  • Proactive mindset with ability to address security gaps through automation and tooling
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to assess risks
  • Excellent communication skills conveying complex security concepts to diverse stakeholders

Lab profile

About OpenAI

Builds safe frontier AI models and products like ChatGPT for broad benefit.

What they build

  • ChatGPT
  • OpenAI API
  • Frontier AI models

Known for

  • Frontier-scale distributed ML training
  • Massive GPU fleet and data center operations
  • Exabyte-scale data lakes and streaming
  • AI alignment and safety research

Key facts

  • Operates one of the world's largest GPU fleets
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