Host Assurance Security Engineer (Bare-Metal Trust)

OpenAI; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI research company is seeking a Security Engineer, Host Assurance, to establish trust in hardware platforms across its global infrastructure. This hands-on role involves designing systems that ensure secure and reliable operations in high-stakes environments. Candidates should have strong software engineering skills and expertise in security concepts such as PKI or HSMs. The position is based in San Francisco and involves a hybrid work model, requiring three office days per week.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering experience building and operating reliable production systems at scale.
• Deep expertise in relevant domains like PKI, HSMs, applied cryptography, or firmware security.
• Ability to work across systems boundaries and write production quality code.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate components of the Host Assurance platform.
• Ensure hosts are verifiably trustworthy from delivery through installation.
• Build and improve systems for host attestation and baseline verification.

Skills

Software engineering experience

Expertise in PKI, HSMs

Production quality code

Comfort with systems boundaries

Building reliable production systems

Job description

A leading AI research company is seeking a Security Engineer, Host Assurance, to establish trust in hardware platforms across its global infrastructure. This hands-on role involves designing systems that ensure secure and reliable operations in high-stakes environments. Candidates should have strong software engineering skills and expertise in security concepts such as PKI or HSMs. The position is based in San Francisco and involves a hybrid work model, requiring three office days per week.