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Software Engineer, Safety Engineering

OpenAI· Safety Systems
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Hybrid (San Francisco)$207k - $385k + equityFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Engineer role building internal tooling and platforms to improve safety and reliability of OpenAI models, with a focus on areas like mental health and vulnerable-user protections; collaborates with researchers, engineers, and policy to translate workflows into durable tools and scale safety workflows from internal to external-facing products.

Responsibilities

  • Own the end-to-end development of internal tools that help improve the safety of OpenAI’s models (with a focus on areas like mental health and other vulnerable-user protections)
  • Partner closely with Safety Systems researchers, engineers, and model policy creators to understand workflows, pain points, and requirements—and translate them into durable product solutions
  • Build full-stack experiences to support core model policy workflows, such as labeling and inspecting data, analyzing and reviewing failure cases, and surfacing insights for iteration
  • Optimize internal applications for usability, speed, and scale to increase team velocity and reduce time-to-fix for safety issues
  • Transform successful AI assisted safety workflows into external facing safety products, that empowers developers to build safer AI, uplift the industry standard for AI safety, and prepare the world for more capable AGI.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of relevant engineering experience at tech and product-driven companies
  • Proficient with JavaScript, React, and other web technologies
  • Proficient with at least one backend language (we use Python)
  • Experience with relational databases like Postgres/MySQL
  • Interest in AI/ML (direct experience not required)
  • Excited to partner closely with researchers and policy writers to ship tools that directly improve the safety of OpenAI’s models

Skills

Required:PythonPostgreSQL/MySQL
Nice to have:JavaScriptReact

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 to fuel your professional growth
  • 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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