Software Engineer, Privacy
OpenAI · Dublin, Ireland · 1y ago
About the Team
The Privacy Team at OpenAI is committed to building a secure and trustworthy platform. Our area of responsibility encompasses all OpenAI products and systems that process user data. We provide cross-functional partners with the tools needed to ensure that all products adhere to the highest standards of data privacy and legal compliance. Our approach to prioritizing responsible data use is integral to OpenAI's mission of safely introducing Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) that offers widespread benefits.
About the Role
We’re in search of a Software Engineer with experience building data pipelines and working closely with members of the Legal team. This role is perfect for someone who's passionate about the intersection of systems, privacy, and legal compliance. You will architect, design, and write backend systems responsible for handling some of the most sensitive data at OpenAI.
This role is based in Dublin, Ireland. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.
In this role, you will:
Design, build, and maintain back-end systems and services that power privacy and data compliance functions within our API products and consumer applications.
Work closely with legal advisors and other engineers to respond to court orders and other legal processes, all while upholding strict data privacy and legal standards.
Identify opportunities for automation and build the tools that enable other teams to automate tasks involving customer data.
Develop and implement data handling policies and procedures in compliance with legal and ethical standards, ensuring the integrity and confidentiality of user data.
You might thrive in this role if you:
Have experience building data pipelines, especially for legal processes and investigative workflows.
Can translate legal requirements into technical solutions and explain technical solutions to a non-technical audience.
Take responsibility for problems from beginning to end, and are prepared to acquire any missing knowledge necessary to get the job done.
Create tools to speed up your own and your colleagues’ workflows, particularly when pre-existing solutions are inadequate.
Deeply care about user experience and take pride in developing products that meet customer needs while ensuring privacy.
Have a background in security investigations or experience working in collaboration with trust and safety, legal, and engineering teams.
Compensation, Benefits and Perks
This is a position with OpenAI Ireland Ltd., which controls the hiring and management of this position.
Total compensation includes an annual salary, generous equity, and benefits.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family
Mental health and wellness support
PRSA plan with 6% employer matching
Unlimited time off
Annual learning & development stipend (€1,400 per year)
About OpenAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.
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