Software Engineer
OpenAI · San Francisco
About this role
**About the Team** We build software that helps understand and reduce risks from increasingly capable AI systems. Our work spans cybersecurity, frontier-risk evaluations, and red teaming, with a focus on turning research and testing into practical tools and reliable systems. **About the Role** We're looking for a Software Engineer to build the tools and infrastructure that support this work. You'll partner closely with researchers and other engineers to translate evolving questions into useful software—from early prototypes to systems that teams can depend on. **Key Responsibilities** • Design, build, and maintain software supporting cybersecurity research, frontier-risk evaluations, and red teaming • Develop tools and workflows for running evaluations, inspecting results, and investigating failures • Build services, APIs, data pipelines, and interfaces that help researchers work efficiently • Turn experimental workflows into reusable, well-tested, and documented systems • Own projects from problem definition through implementation, deployment, and operation • Improve reliability, performance, observability, security, and usability as needs evolve **You Might Thrive If You Have** • Strong software engineering fundamentals and production software experience • Proficiency in general-purpose programming languages • Experience in backend development, full-stack applications, infrastructure, or data systems • Ability to clarify open-ended problems and deliver useful solutions • Balance of rapid iteration with maintainable design • Interest in understanding advanced AI systems and addressing their risks • Experience with security, developer tools, research infrastructure, or distributed systems (valuable but not required) *Prior AI research or cybersecurity experience is helpful but not required.*
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