Software Engineer, Full Stack – Cybersecurity Products

OpenAI

Software Engineer building product experiences in AI-powered security tools for cybersecurity teams. Collaborating with engineers and researchers to enhance security workflows and reporting.

Posted 6/4/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $230,000 - $325,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build end-to-end workflows for vulnerability discovery, security scanning, red teaming, findings review, remediation, and reruns.
Design and operate backend services for long-running security work, including APIs, asynchronous orchestration, durable state, and integrations with developer workflows.
Make complex security results actionable through clear product surfaces, strong evidence, thoughtful prioritization, and reliable reporting.
Partner with security researchers, product teams, and users to evaluate quality, reduce noise, improve coverage, and ship safely.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Have experience shipping production full-stack products across modern web frontends and backend services.
Can design clear APIs and data models, reason about asynchronous systems, and diagnose reliability or performance problems.
Care about building products that experts trust while making sophisticated workflows usable for a broader set of engineers.
Bring strong judgment around privacy, security, and correctness. Application-security or cybersecurity experience is helpful, but not required.

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

vulnerability discoverysecurity scanningred teamingbackend servicesAPIsasynchronous orchestrationdata modelsreliability diagnosisperformance diagnosisfull-stack development

Soft Skills

strong judgmentclear communicationcollaborationprioritizationproduct usabilitytrust building