Principal Software Engineer, Infrastructure Security
OpenAI · US - Remote · New York City · Seattle · San Francisco
CHECKED 23H AGO
Frontier labremoteprincipal$401k–$510k
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