Senior Backend Privacy & Compliance Engineer

OpenAI; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 230,000 - 385,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI is looking for a Software Engineer to design and build backend systems ensuring data privacy and automating compliance. You will collaborate with product, security, and legal teams, playing a crucial role in embedding privacy into our data frameworks.

The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in backend systems, fluency in programming languages, and knowledge of privacy regulations. Join us at OpenAI, dedicated to advancing AI responsibly for the benefit of all humanity.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry experience building backend or infrastructure systems in production.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals, fluent in at least one major programming language.
• Experience with distributed authorization, RBAC/ACL systems, and encryption-based access.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate backend services enforcing policy-driven data access.
• Develop authorization and identity-aware enforcement mechanisms.
• Implement auditability and compliance verification integration.

Skills

Backend system design

Distributed authorization

Programming languages (Python, Go, Rust, C++, Java)

Data privacy regulations

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

OpenAI is looking for a Software Engineer to design and build backend systems ensuring data privacy and automating compliance. You will collaborate with product, security, and legal teams, playing a crucial role in embedding privacy into our data frameworks.

The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in backend systems, fluency in programming languages, and knowledge of privacy regulations. Join us at OpenAI, dedicated to advancing AI responsibly for the benefit of all humanity.