# Software Engineer, Privacy

**Company:** [OpenAI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/openai)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Security Engineering
**Salary:** $230k – $325k/yr
**Skills:** Backend Development, Threat Modeling, Privacy Design, Secure Coding, API Development, Compliance Auditing, Incident Response, Regulatory Compliance, Production Systems, Cross-Functional Collaboration
**Posted:** 2025-07-22

> Builds secure backend systems for privacy and security in API products and consumer apps. Conducts threat modeling, privacy reviews, compliance audits, and incident response while collaborating cross-functionally.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design, build, and implement back-end systems that power privacy and security functions within our API products and consumer applications.
- Conduct threat modeling, privacy design reviews, and code-level assessments to ensure the highest privacy and security standards.
- Collaborate with product managers, and other engineering teams to develop new products that leverage emerging research while maintaining privacy and security integrity.
- Work closely with the legal team to document and evaluate internal compliance practices, ensuring alignment with legal requirements and organizational standards, and conduct thorough internal audits to maintain the highest levels of compliance and integrity.
- Coordinate and actively participate in privacy incident response efforts.

## Requirements
- Substantial experience in building (and re-engineering) production systems to meet legal requirements, manage increased scale, and uphold privacy and security standards.
- Led or been a significant contributor to security projects, demonstrating a cross-functional collaboration skill set.
- Deeply care about user experience and take pride in developing products that meet customer needs whilst drawing on experience in **threat modeling**, **secure design**, and **regulatory compliance**.
- Possess a humble attitude, strong communication skills, and an eagerness to support your colleagues.
- Take responsibility for problems from beginning to end, demonstrating problem-solving abilities and preparedness to acquire any missing knowledge necessary to get the job done.

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