# Software Engineer, Youth Well-Being

**Company:** [OpenAI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/openai)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Fullstack Engineering
**Salary:** $230k – $385k/yr
**Skills:** Identity Platforms, Auth/Authz, User Verification, Age Assurance, Privacy-Preserving Systems, Coppa, GDPR, Kubernetes, Scalable Infrastructure, Regulatory Compliance
**Posted:** 2024-11-22

> Senior Software Engineer architects foundational systems for safe teen and guardian experiences in OpenAI products like ChatGPT, including age assurance, identity infrastructure, and compliance-focused interventions. Requires expertise in identity systems, user verification at scale, and regulatory navigation like COPPA/GDPR.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Architect and implement teen and guardian experiences across OpenAI products, including ChatGPT.
- Build global age assurance systems that are privacy-preserving and tailored to regional compliance needs.
- Design and evolve identity infrastructure to support scalable, secure, and resilient user journeys at consumer internet scale.
- Help define safety and well-being metrics, and continuously improve user trust through technical interventions.

## Requirements
- Have built products or infrastructure for users under 18, or have a strong interest in digital safety, youth well-being, or educational technology.
- Have hands-on experience with identity platforms, auth/authz systems, or user verification at scale.
- Have worked on systems with regulatory complexity (e.g., COPPA, GDPR-K, UK OSA, KOSA) or experience navigating legal constraints in product development.
- Are comfortable owning complex, ambiguous problems end-to-end, learning quickly, and adapting to fast-changing priorities.
- Can thrive in a cross-functional team, with strong collaboration across policy, research, legal, and product functions.
- Care deeply about building systems that are not just performant, but also inclusive, thoughtful, and ethical.

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