Protection Scientist Engineer, Intelligence and Investigations

OpenAI

. Scope and implement abuse monitoring requirements for new product launches.

Posted 5/5/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California, District of Columbia, New York, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $198,000 - $425,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Scope and implement abuse monitoring requirements for new product launches.
Improve processes to sustain monitoring operations for existing products, including developing approaches to automate monitoring subtasks.
Prototype and mature into production systems of detection, review, and enforcement of abuse for major harms.
Work with Product, Policy, Ops, and Investigative teams to understand key risks and how to address them, and with Engineering teams to ensure we have sufficient data and scaled tooling.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Have at least 4 years of experience doing technical analysis and detection, especially using SQL and Python.
Have experience in trust and safety and/or have worked closely with policy, enforcement, and engineering teams. An investigative mindset is key.
Have experience with basic data engineering, such as building core tables or writing data pipelines in production, and with machine learning principles and execution. Basic software development skills are a plus as this role writes productionised code.
Have experience scaling and automating processes, especially with language models.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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.

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Hard Skills & Tools

SQLPythondata engineeringdata pipelinesmachine learningsoftware developmentautomationproduction systemsmonitoringdetection

Soft Skills

investigative mindsetcollaborationprocess improvementproblem-solvingcommunication