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Security Engineer, Host Assurance

OpenAI
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2 days ago
San Francisco, CA, USA or Seattle, WA, USA
Mid Level / Senior

Base Salary

$293k - $385k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and operate components of the Host Assurance platform.
  • Ensure hosts are verifiably trustworthy from delivery to production use.
  • Build and improve systems for machine identity and certificate management.
  • Validate hardware and firmware against vendor claims.
  • Eliminate insecure bootstrap patterns while maintaining operational reliability.
  • Contribute code and design guidance for foundational trust services.
  • Define observable security properties for host platforms.
  • Participate in incident response and post-incident improvements.

Requirements

  • Strong software engineering experience in reliable production systems.
  • Deep expertise in domains such as PKI, HSMs, or applied cryptography.
  • Comfortable working across systems boundaries from APIs to hardware.
  • Ability to write production-quality code and reason about failure modes.
  • Experience replacing fragile security mechanisms with durable infrastructure.
  • Balance rigor with pragmatism in deploying security controls.
  • Self-directed and willing to collaborate across disciplines.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model with 3 days in the office per week.
  • Relocation assistance for new employees.

Categories

Security