Software Engineer, Codex Security

We are looking for a Software Engineer to join the Codex Security team at OpenAI. The successful candidate will work on building AI-native security products that help users find and fix important vulnerabilities in real software systems before attackers do.

Responsibilities:

• Build end-to-end product features for Codex Security, from developer-facing interfaces to APIs, backend services, and workflow tooling.
• Own ambiguous 0-to-1 projects across product pods, platform security controls, customer deployment workflows, and cyber model infrastructure.
• Translate security research and model capabilities into intuitive workflows that help teams find, validate, prioritize, and remediate vulnerabilities with high signal.
• Design scalable, observable systems for long-running analyses across large codebases and enterprise environments.
• Partner with product, security research, infrastructure, and customer-facing teams to iterate quickly from real-world feedback.
• Help shape the technical direction and architecture of Codex Cyber as the team and product surface area grow.

Requirements:

• Excellent software engineering skills with strong fundamentals and range to work across product, backend, infrastructure, and developer tooling.
• Experience building developer tools, workflow-heavy platforms, security products, internal infrastructure, or product features for technical users.
• Strong product instincts and care about making complex technical systems understandable and useful.
• Excitement about security and AI, with direct experience in product security, application security, vulnerability research, defensive security, identity, SSO, or secure developer workflows being a plus.

Benefits:

• $230K – $325K base salary
• Generous equity
• Performance-related bonus(es) for eligible employees
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family
• Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
• Paid parental leave
• Paid time off
• Paid company holidays
• Mental health and wellness support
• Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
• Annual learning and development stipend
• Daily meals in offices and meal delivery credits
• Relocation support for eligible employees