OpenAI · 1 day ago
Security Engineer, Agent Security
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$325K/yr - $405K/yrOpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. As a Security Engineer on the Agent Security Team, you will design and implement security frameworks and controls to protect OpenAI's critical assets and ensure the safe deployment of agentic AI systems.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSaaS
Responsibilities
Architecting security controls for agentic AI – design, implement, and iterate on identity, network, and runtime-level defenses (e.g., sandboxing, policy enforcement) that integrate directly with the Agent Infrastructure stack
Building production-grade security tooling – ship code that hardens safety monitoring pipelines across agent executions at scale
Collaborating cross-functionally – work daily with Agent Infrastructure, product, research, safety, and security teams to balance security, performance, and usability
Influencing strategy & standards – shape the long-term Agent Security roadmap, publish best practices internally and externally, and help define industry standards for securing autonomous AI
Qualification
Required
Strong software-engineering skills in Python or at least one systems language (Go, Rust, C/C++), plus a track record of shipping and operating secure, high-reliability services
Deep expertise in modern isolation techniques – experience with container security, kernel-level hardening, and other isolation methods
Hands-on network security experience – implementing identity-based controls, policy enforcement, and secure large-scale telemetry pipelines
Clear, concise communication that bridges engineering, research, and leadership audiences; comfort influencing roadmaps and driving consensus
Bias for action & ownership – you thrive in ambiguity, move quickly without sacrificing rigor, and elevate the security bar company-wide from day one
Cloud security depth on at least one major provider (Azure, AWS, GCP), including identity federation, workload IAM, and infrastructure-as-code best practices
Preferred
Familiarity with AI/ML security challenges – experience addressing risks associated with advanced AI systems (nice-to-have but valuable)
Benefits
Relocation assistance to new employees
Hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week
Company
OpenAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that develops advanced AI models, including ChatGPT. It is a sub-organization of OpenAI Foundation.
Founded in 2015
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$79BKey Investors
The Walt Disney CompanySoftBankThrive Capital
2025-12-11Corporate Round· $1B
2025-10-02Secondary Market· $6.6B
2025-03-31Series Unknown· $40B
Leadership Team
Sam Altman
CEO & Co-Founder
Greg Brockman
President, Chairman, & Co-Founder
Recent News
2026-01-08
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