Software Engineer, Security Observability

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. The Software Engineer, Security Observability will be responsible for building secure, scalable systems that enhance security observability infrastructure and collaborating with cross-functional teams to maintain robust software solutions that support security and detection capabilities.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop scalable software systems that facilitate security observability across our infrastructure
• Build and maintain data pipelines that centralize and store security-relevant data from diverse sources
• Proactively improve the resilience and reliability of data systems to ensure high platform availability
• Collaborate closely with Detection & Response (D&R) and other security teams to reduce the company’s security risk
• Contribute to data engineering in support of forensic investigations and compliance efforts

Requirements:

• Strong software engineering experience, with proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Golang, or similar
• A background in infrastructure as code, with experience using tools like Terraform and working with cloud platforms such as Azure
• Experience with building and maintaining data pipelines, particularly for security-related use cases
• A generalist engineering mindset, with the flexibility to pivot between various technical domains such as databases, site reliability engineering (SRE), or security
• The ability to collaborate effectively with security and engineering teams to understand evolving data needs and implement scalable solutions
• A proactive and detail-oriented approach to problem-solving, with a focus on improving security data visibility and forensic capabilities