Our team builds the trusted OpenAI account layer that connects people, enterprises, developers, and agents to OpenAI apps and the broader AI ecosystem
Job Summary
Our team builds the trusted OpenAI account layer that connects people, enterprises, developers, and agents to OpenAI apps and the broader AI ecosystem.
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Identity team, you will build and evolve the foundational identity platform that serves all OpenAI users across our products.
You’ll lead the design and implementation of core identity systems — including authentication, authorization, access control, and account management — enabling individuals, teams, and businesses to securely manage accounts at scale while keeping the user experience seamless.
Matching Summary
Our team builds the trusted OpenAI account layer that connects people, enterprises, developers, and agents to OpenAI apps and the broader AI ecosystem.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
build and evolve foundational identity platform
design and implement core identity systems
enable secure account management at scale
drive major architectural initiatives
platform-level decisions for security and reliability
Nice-to-have
care deeply about reliability and safety
thrive in fast-moving environments
bring structure to ambiguous problems
balance competing priorities and make tradeoffs
Key Requirements
7+ years of experience building production systems
Experience in Authentication, Authorization, Federation, and Identity Management
Comfort navigating unfamiliar systems and eager to learn