Senior Data Governance Engineer (Privacy & Compliance)

OpenAI; California (MO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI seeks an experienced Software Engineer to drive user data governance architecture and execution. You will build shared platforms and controls, enabling discoverable data flows, enforceable policies, and explicit ownership across product, data, and infrastructure teams.

Based in San Francisco with relocation assistance, you will move between deep systems design and organizational influence to deliver high-trust, scalable governance solutions end-to-end.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and operating large-scale data platforms or governance systems.
• Ability to translate policy/legal requirements into system boundaries and roadmaps.
• Proven track record leading multi-team architecture programs.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction for user data governance across mapping, lineage, retention, deletion, access, and usage.
• Design and build shared services, APIs, metadata systems, and enforcement mechanisms.
• Maintain inventories of data, ownership, and policy applicability across products and infra.
• Partner with Product, Data, Infrastructure, Security, and Legal to drive adoption and decision rights.
• Own governance systems in production with observability and incident handling.

Skills

Data governance

Cloud-scale architecture

Cross-functional leadership

Privacy infrastructure

Auditable controls

Tools

Metadata systems

APIs

Policy enforcement

Job description

OpenAI seeks an experienced Software Engineer to drive user data governance architecture and execution. You will build shared platforms and controls, enabling discoverable data flows, enforceable policies, and explicit ownership across product, data, and infrastructure teams.

Based in San Francisco with relocation assistance, you will move between deep systems design and organizational influence to deliver high-trust, scalable governance solutions end-to-end.