This list contains only the countries for which job offers have been published in the selected language (e.g., in the French version, only job offers written in French are displayed, and in the English version, only those in English).
OpenAI’s Privacy Engineering team sits at the intersection of Security, Privacy, Legal, and Core Infrastructure. Our mission is to build data infrastructure and systems to support our privacy, legal, and security teams—securely, quickly, and at scale. Our guiding principles include: defensibility by default, enabling researchers, preparing for future transformative technologies, and building a robust security culture. We’re looking for a Software Engineer who can design and operate technical systems that support legal compliance workflows, including secure data processing and document review. You’ll partner daily with Legal, Security, IT, and partner engineering teams to turn legal processes into concrete technical workflows. This role is ideal for an engineer who loves large‑scale data problems and understands the rigor required when the results may be scrutinized.
Job Responsibility:
Design and operate data storage pipelines that can operate at scale
Build search & discovery services (e.g., Spark/Databricks, index layers, metadata catalogs) based on the needs of partner teams
Automate secure data transfers—encrypting, checksumming, and auditing exports to reviewers
Stand up locked‑down compute environments that balance usability with security controls
Instrument monitoring and KPIs that maintain accountability of data holds and productions
Collaborate cross‑functionally to codify SOPs, threat models, and chain‑of‑custody documentation that withstand scrutiny
Requirements:
Have hands‑on experience building or operating large‑scale data‑lake or backup systems (Azure, AWS, GCP)
Know your way around Terraform or Pulumi, CI/CD, and can turn ad‑hoc legal requests into repeatable pipelines
Comfortable working with discovery workflows (legal holds, enterprise document collections, secure review) or eager to build expertise quickly
Able to communicate technical concepts — from storage governance to block-ID APIs — clearly to teams such as Legal, Engineering, and others
Have shipped secure solutions that balance speed, cost, and evidentiary defensibility—and can articulate the trade‑offs
Communicate crisply, document rigorously, and enjoy working across disciplines under tight deadlines
What we offer:
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 (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)
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, may also be provided