OpenAI

Software Engineer, Discovery Engineering

OpenAI

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10 months ago
San Francisco, CA, USA
Mid Level / Senior

Base Salary

$230k - $325k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and operate data storage pipelines that can operate at scale.
  • Build search and discovery services based on partner team needs.
  • Automate secure data transfers, including encryption and auditing.
  • Establish locked-down compute environments balancing usability and security.
  • Instrument monitoring and KPIs for data accountability.
  • Collaborate to codify SOPs, threat models, and documentation.

Requirements

  • Hands-on experience with large-scale data-lake or backup systems (Azure, AWS, GCP).
  • Familiarity with Terraform or Pulumi, CI/CD, and creating repeatable pipelines.
  • Comfortable with discovery workflows or eager to learn quickly.
  • Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to diverse teams.
  • Experience shipping secure solutions balancing speed, cost, and defensibility.
  • Strong documentation skills and ability to work under tight deadlines.

Tech Stack

Apache SparkAWSAzureDatabricksGoogle Cloud PlatformTerraform

Categories

Data EngineeringSecurity