Client Platform Engineer

OpenAI; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI is seeking a Client Platform Engineer to build and own agentic solutions that automate fleet operations and reduce employee friction. You will develop first-party software, integrate tools, and manage changes from design through deployment and production operations.

Ideal candidates have deep Linux fleet security experience and strong software engineering skills to automate security controls across compliant environments, with a focus on improving employee experience.

Qualifications

• Deep experience securing and managing Linux fleets at scale.
• Strong software engineering skills to automate security controls and fleet operations across environments with different compliance requirements.
• Passion for automation, endpoint security, and building scalable solutions that improve employee experience.

Responsibilities

• Build the platforms that help employees do their best work on devices they can trust.
• Own the design, development, deployment, and operation of secure Linux endpoint management systems across environments with different compliance requirements.
• Create magical employee experiences by building agentic workflows with OpenAI products and models that use fleet telemetry to anticipate issues, guide remediation, and design friction out of everyday work.
• Make new hires productive from day one, using OpenAI products to simplify device setup, software delivery, and onboarding support.

Skills

Linux fleet management

Automation scripting

Security controls automation

Software engineering

Job description

About the Team

OpenAI’s Client Platform Engineering team builds and operates the platforms that make employee devices secure, reliable, and easy to use. Our work spans device posture and trust, onboarding, application delivery, operating-system updates, fleet telemetry, and employee-facing remediation. We partner with Security, IT, Research, Applied, and specialized engineering teams to reduce friction while protecting OpenAI’s systems and data.

About the Role

As a Client Platform Engineer , You will build and own agentic solutions that automate OAI fleet operations and reduce employee friction, with measurable outcomes and reliability. You will develop first-party software, integrate commercial and open-source tools, and own changes from design and testing through deployment and production operations. Your work will improve security, reliability, and the employee experience. We’re looking for people who are passionate about automation, endpoint security, and building scalable solutions that improve employee experience. You should have deep experience securing and managing Linux fleets at scale, with strong software engineering skills to automate security controls and fleet operations across environments with different compliance requirements. Your problem-solving mindset and attention to detail will be key to success in this role.

In this role, you will:

• Build the platforms that help employees do their best work on devices they can trust.


• Own the design, development, deployment, and operation of secure Linux endpoint management systems across environments with different compliance requirements.


• Create magical employee experiences by building agentic workflows with OpenAI products and models that use fleet telemetry to anticipate issues, guide remediation, and design friction out of everyday work.


• Make new hires productive from day one, using OpenAI products to simplify device setup, software delivery, and onboarding support.


• Build secure, reliable workflows with sc