Software Engineer, Codex -Enterprise Controls

OpenAI, Inc.

Job Overview

Location

San Francisco

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• Build backend systems that protect enterprise customer data, including encryption, key management, access controls, data isolation, retention controls, and secure data handling patterns.
• Design and operate the Codex enterprise control plane, enabling administrators to configure, enforce, and audit how Codex is used across users, teams, projects, and environments.
• Build policy and governance systems that allow enterprises to enable or disable specific Codex capabilities, define organizational constraints, and safely roll out new AI-powered workflows.
• Develop reliable, observable, and scalable services across identity, authorization, configuration, audit logging, compliance, and enterprise administration.
• Partner closely with product, security, infrastructure, GTM, and customer-facing teams to translate complex enterprise requirements into simple, durable product and platform capabilities.
• Help define what “enterprise-grade” means for AI software engineering systems as Codex becomes a trusted teammate inside the world’s largest organizations.

🎯 Requirements

• Have strong backend software engineering fundamentals and experience building production-grade distributed systems.
• Are proficient in one or more backend languages such as Python, Go, Rust, Java, or C++.
• Have experience with security, identity, authorization, encryption, key management, policy systems, or enterprise governance.
• Understand enterprise foundations such as SSO/SAML/OIDC, SCIM, RBAC, audit logging, compliance controls, and data governance.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Collaborative and dynamic work environment
• Access to cutting-edge AI technology and research
• Flexible work arrangements
• Recognition and rewards for outstanding performance
• Opportunities for career advancement within the company
• Access to training and development programs

🏠 Location

• San Francisco
• Remote work options available

🏠 Location

• city: San Francisco
• region: California
• country_code: US
• is_remote: false

Skills & Technologies

Python

Java

Rust

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About OpenAI, Inc.

OpenAI is a San Francisco-based artificial intelligence research and deployment company founded in 2015. It develops large-scale AI models such as GPT, DALL-E, and Codex, providing cloud APIs and consumer applications like ChatGPT. Originally established as a non-profit, it later created a capped-profit subsidiary to attract capital while maintaining its mission to ensure artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity.

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