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Software Engineer, Scaled Abuse

OpenAI· Applied AI
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San Francisco$266k - $445kFull-timePosted 11mo ago

About the role

The Scaled Abuse team builds back-end and data systems for real-time fraud detection and enforcement at OpenAI, balancing protection with user experience. The role focuses on architecting and building anti-fraud systems, leveraging collaboration with Trust & Safety, Security, and Product to detect, prevent, and respond to fraudulent and abusive behavior at scale.

Responsibilities

  • Design and build systems for fraud detection and remediation while balancing fraud loss, cost of implementation, and customer experience
  • Work closely with finance, security, product, research, and trust & safety operations to holistically combat fraudulent and abusive actors on our system
  • Stay abreast of the latest techniques and tools to stay several steps ahead of determined and well resourced adversaries
  • Utilize GPT-5 and future models to more effectively combat fraud and abuse

Qualifications

  • Have at least 5 years of software engineering experience in backend and data systems.
  • Have at least 2 years experience in fraud or abuse analysis, investigation, and/or operations

Skills

Required:Backend engineeringData systemsFraud/abuse analysis or operationsCodebase comprehension and system thinking
Nice to have:Machine Learning techniques

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
  • Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
  • Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
  • Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
  • 13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time
  • Mental health and wellness support
  • Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
  • Annual learning and development stipend
  • Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
  • Relocation support for eligible employees
  • Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends
Last updated Sep 3, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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