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Software Engineer, Youth Well-Being

OpenAI · San Francisco

CHECKED 38M AGO

Frontier labonsitesenior$266k–$445k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Architect teen and guardian experiences across ChatGPT and future tools.
  • Build global privacy-preserving age assurance for youth safety at scale.
  • Define safety metrics that set standard for families using generative AI.

What they offer

  • Equity

Ideal candidate

Mission-driven builder energized by youth safety who owns ambiguous 0→1 problems end-to-end and collaborates across policy, research, and product to create inclusive, ethical family experiences.

Requirements

  • Have built products or infrastructure for users under 18, or have a strong interest in digital safety, youth well-being, or educational technology.
  • Have hands-on experience with identity platforms, auth/authz systems, or user verification at scale.
  • Have worked on systems with regulatory complexity (e.g., COPPA, GDPR-K, UK OSA, KOSA) or experience navigating legal constraints in product development.
  • Are comfortable owning complex, ambiguous problems end-to-end, learning quickly, and adapting to fast-changing priorities.
  • Can thrive in a cross-functional team, with strong collaboration across policy, research, legal, and product functions.
  • Care deeply about building systems that are not just performant, but also inclusive, thoughtful, and ethical.

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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