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Software Engineer, Scaled Abuse

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OpenAI

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United States , San Francisco

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Salary:

230000.00 - 385000.00 USD / Year

Job Description:

The Fraud Engineering team works within our Applied Engineering organization identifying and responding to fraudsters on our platform. We are looking for a software engineer with anti fraud & abuse experience to help architect and build our next-generation anti-fraud systems.

Job Responsibility:

  • 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
  • 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

Requirements:

  • At least 5 years of software engineering experience in backend and data systems
  • At least 2 years experience in fraud or abuse analysis, investigation, and/or operations
  • Ability to dive into codebase and intuit how it works
  • Voracious and intrinsic desire to learn and fill in missing skills
  • Strong talent for sharing information clearly and concisely
  • Comfortable with ambiguity and rapidly changing conditions

Nice to have:

Experience in Machine Learning techniques

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)
  • 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
  • Offers Equity
  • Performance-related bonus(es) for eligible employees

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 21, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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