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OpenAI

<div>
 
 About The Team
 
 
 
 The Storage Infrastructure team builds and operates the storage foundation behind OpenAI&rsquo;s most demanding workloads. We work directly with research to design storage systems for rapidly evolving experiments, while also powering production at scale. We own the platform end to end: backend systems, user-facing services and APIs, and the control planes that manage how data is placed, moved, and retained over time.
 
 
 Our stack spans cloud and in-house object stores across very different workload profiles, from GPU-attached systems to dedicated storage hardware. We also build the federation layer that unifies these backends behind a simple interface and routes each workload to the right storage solution.
 
 
 
 About The Role
 
 
 
 You will help build the storage platform that powers OpenAI&rsquo;s research and production systems. This is a hands-on infrastructure role for engineers who want to work on deeply technical systems at scale and own them in production.
 
 
 You&rsquo;ll work across object storage, cross-region data movement, lifecycle management, and the federation layer that provides a unified interface across multiple backends. Much of our stack runs on Kubernetes, and we primarily build services in Rust.
 
 
 
 In This Role, You Will
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Build and operate storage services that underpin OpenAI&rsquo;s research infrastructure
 </li>
 <li>
 Develop object storage systems across cloud and in-house environments
 </li>
 <li>
 Build systems for cross-region data movement, replication, and recovery
 </li>
 <li>
 Design lifecycle management capabilities that keep data durable, available, and cost-effective
 </li>
 <li>
 Evolve the federation layer that unifies multiple backend systems behind a simple interface
 </li>
 <li>
 Improve performance, reliability, and operational excellence across the platform
 </li>
 <li>
 Collaborate closely with researchers and infrastructure teams to support rapidly evolving workloads
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 You Might Thrive In This Role If You
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Have experience building or operating distributed systems in production
 </li>
 <li>
 Have worked on storage infrastructure, object stores, distributed filesystems, or other data-intensive backend systems
 </li>
 <li>
 Enjoy owning infrastructure end to end, including debugging and long-term reliability improvements
 </li>
 <li>
 Write strong production code, ideally in Rust or another systems-oriented language
 </li>
 <li>
 Are comfortable working with Kubernetes-based systems
 </li>
 <li>
 Have experience with tools such as Terraform, Grafana, or similar infrastructure and observability tooling
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 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.
 
 
 For additional information, please see OpenAI&rsquo;s Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement.
 
 
 Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable law, and qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment consistent with those laws, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, for US-based candidates. For unincorporated Los Angeles County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: protect computer hardware entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon termination of employment or end of assignment; and maintain the confidentiality of proprietary, confidential, and non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected information technology systems and related data security obligations.
 
 
 To notify OpenAI that you believe this job posting is non-compliant, please submit a report through this form. No response will be provided to inquiries unrelated to job posting compliance.
 
 
 We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, and requests can be made via this link.
 
 
 OpenAI Global Applicant Privacy Policy
 
 
 At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology.
 
 
 Compensation Range: $230K - $385K
</div>

Software Engineer, Compute - Storage

Plaid

<div>
 We believe that the way people interact with their finances will drastically improve in the next few years. We&rsquo;re dedicated to empowering this transformation by building the tools and experiences that thousands of developers use to create their own products. Plaid powers the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life. We work with thousands of companies like Venmo, SoFi, several of the Fortune 500, and many of the largest banks to make it easy for people to connect their financial accounts to the apps and services they want to use. Plaid&rsquo;s network covers 12,000 financial institutions across the US, Canada, UK and Europe. Founded in 2013, the company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York, Washington D.C., London and Amsterdam.
 
 
 Plaid&rsquo;s Platform Engineering organization comprises multiple teams focused on core infrastructure, data platforms, storage, privacy, and developer efficiency. Together, these teams ensure that Plaid&rsquo;s technology platform is scalable, reliable, and secure to support our rapid growth. Our infrastructure handles millions of requests per day, and we pride ourselves on maintaining highly robust and performant systems. As a Platform Engineer, you will design, build, and maintain the foundational infrastructure and internal platforms that empower all of Plaid&rsquo;s engineering teams to move quickly and safely. You&rsquo;ll work cross-functionally with product engineering squads to ship new features and ensure operational excellence throughout each product&rsquo;s lifecycle.
 
 
 
 Responsibilities
 
 
 
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 Design &amp; Develop Scalable Systems: Build and maintain core platform services with a focus on performance, reliability, and scalability. You will create and evolve distributed backend systems that serve as the bedrock for products used by millions of users.
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 Infrastructure &amp; Data Platforms: Develop and improve infrastructure for data storage and processing &ndash; for example, high-performance databases and modern data processing frameworks &ndash; to handle Plaid&rsquo;s growing data and product needs. Ensure our data infrastructure is robust and can scale effectively.
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 Developer Productivity Tools: Create internal tools, frameworks, and automation to improve developer productivity and efficiency. This includes building CI/CD pipelines, observability and monitoring systems, and self-service infrastructure platforms that enable teams to ship code quickly and safely.
 </li>
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 Security &amp; Privacy by Design: Integrate security, privacy, and compliance best practices into our platforms (e.g. data encryption, access controls, audit logging) to protect sensitive financial data. Work closely with Security and Privacy teams to ensure our infrastructure and internal services meet high standards for data protection and regulatory compliance.
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 Cross-Team Collaboration: Work hand-in-hand with product engineers and other stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into reliable platform capabilities. Facilitate smooth integration of platform solutions into various products, and coordinate across teams to resolve issues and deliver new features efficiently.
 </li>
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 Technical Excellence &amp; Leadership: Uphold high engineering standards through code reviews, testing, and documentation. Take initiative in setting technical direction and architecture for platform systems, and mentor junior engineers to help grow their skills. You will lead by example in driving best practices and continuously improving the quality of our engineering solutions.
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 Qualifications
 
 
 
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 Experience: 2 to 4 years of software engineering experience, with a proven track record of building and shipping complex backend systems or platforms. Experience designing and scaling distributed systems is highly desired.
 </li>
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 Strong Coding Skills: Proficiency in at least one general-purpose programming language (e.g. Go, Python, Java, C++). Our core services are built largely in Go, so experience with Go is a plus. You write clean, efficient, and maintainable code and have solid computer science fundamentals.
 </li>
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 Distributed Systems &amp; Problem Solving: Deep understanding of system design and algorithms. Hands-on experience with designing, building, and operating distributed systems or microservices architectures at scale. Ability to debug complex issues in a production environment and optimize system performance and reliability.
 </li>
 <li>
 Data and Databases: Familiarity with relational and NoSQL database technologies (for example, MySQL/TiDB, PostgreSQL, MongoDB) and data storage architectures. Experience building data pipelines or working with big data processing frameworks (Spark, Databricks, etc.) is a plus.
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 Collaboration &amp; Communication: Excellent communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to work effectively in a cross-functional environment. You can collaborate closely with other engineers, product managers, and stakeholders, and you&rsquo;re able to explain complex technical concepts in simple terms when needed.
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 $176,400 - $243,600 a year
 
 
 The target base salary for this position ranges from $176,400/year to $243,600/year in Zone 1. The target base salary will vary based on the job's location.
 
 
 
 Our Geographic Zones Are As Follows
 
 
 
 Zone 1 - San Francisco / New York City / Seattle
 
 
 Zone 2 - Los Angeles / Washington DC / Austin / Boston / Sacramento / San Diego
 
 
 Zone 3 - Atlanta / Portland / Chicago / Philadelphia / Denver / Miami / Dallas / Raleigh
 
 
 Zone 4 - All other US cities
 
 
 The base salary range listed for this full-time position excludes commission (if applicable), equity and benefits. The pay range shown on each job posting is the minimum and maximum target for new-hire salaries. Actual pay may be higher or lower depending on factors like skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
 
 
 Our mission at Plaid is to unlock financial freedom for everyone. To support that mission, we seek to build a diverse team of driven individuals who care deeply about making the financial ecosystem more equitable. We recognize that strong qualifications can come from both prior work experiences and lived experiences. We encourage you to apply to a role even if your experience doesn't fully match the job description. We are always looking for team members that will bring something unique to Plaid!
 
 
 Plaid is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion or religious belief, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, military or veteran status, disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Plaid is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance with your application or interviews due to a disability, please let us know at [email protected] .
 
 
 Please review our Candidate Privacy Notice here .
</div>

Software Engineer - Platform

<div>
 
 About The Team
 
 
 
 The Core Services team is responsible for building and managing foundational services. It acts as the bridge between core infrastructure (e.g. compute, storage, networking) and product engineering teams, and enables product teams to move fast, build reliably, and scale efficiently.
 
 
 
 About The Role
 
 
 
 As a software engineer in the core services team, you will design and operate critical backend platforms such as caching systems, workflow orchestration, metadata stores, and file services. You&rsquo;ll focus on building highly reliable, scalable, and performant systems that serve as the backbone of our products.
 
 
 We&rsquo;re looking for people who are passionate about building infrastructure that empowers product teams, love working on distributed systems challenges, and enjoy creating well-designed APIs and abstractions that accelerate development.
 
 
 This role is based in San Francisco, CA. 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
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Design, build, and maintain shared infrastructure services such as caching layers, workflow orchestration (Temporal), metadata stores, and file storage services.
 </li>
 <li>
 Collaborate with product teams to provide scalable, reliable primitives that abstract the complexities of distributed systems.
 </li>
 <li>
 Improve performance, resilience, and scalability of core services that power customer-facing applications.
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 You Might Thrive In This Role If You
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Have experience with distributed systems, caching infrastructure (e.g., Redis, Memcached), metadata storage (e.g., FoundationDB), or workflow orchestration (e.g., Temporal, Cadence).
 </li>
 <li>
 Have experience running containerized services in cloud environments and integrating them into automated build/test/release (CI/CD) workflows.
 </li>
 <li>
 Understand trade-offs in consistency models, replication strategies, and performance optimization in multi-region systems.
 </li>
 <li>
 Excel at communication and collaboration with cross-functional teams, and are obsessed with delivering customer success.
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 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.
 
 
 For additional information, please see OpenAI&rsquo;s Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement.
 
 
 Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable law, and qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment consistent with those laws, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, for US-based candidates. For unincorporated Los Angeles County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: protect computer hardware entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon termination of employment or end of assignment; and maintain the confidentiality of proprietary, confidential, and non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected information technology systems and related data security obligations.
 
 
 To notify OpenAI that you believe this job posting is non-compliant, please submit a report through this form. No response will be provided to inquiries unrelated to job posting compliance.
 
 
 We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, and requests can be made via this link.
 
 
 OpenAI Global Applicant Privacy Policy
 
 
 At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology.
 
 
 Compensation Range: $230K - $385K
</div>

Software Engineer, Core Services

<div>
 
 About The Team
 
 
 
 The Applied team works across research, engineering, product, and design to bring OpenAI&rsquo;s technology to consumers and businesses.
 
 
 We seek to learn from deployment and distribute the benefits of AI, while ensuring that this powerful tool is used responsibly and safely. Safety is more important to us than unfettered growth.
 
 
 
 About The Role
 
 
 
 We're seeking a Data Engineer to take the lead in building our data pipelines and core tables for OpenAI. These pipelines are crucial for powering analyses, safety systems that guide business decisions, product growth, and prevent bad actors. If you're passionate about working with data and are eager to create solutions with significant impact, we'd love to hear from you. This role also provides the opportunity to collaborate closely with the researchers behind ChatGPT and help them train new models to deliver to users. As we continue our rapid growth, we value data-driven insights, and your contributions will play a pivotal role in our trajectory. Join us in shaping the future of OpenAI!
 
 
 
 In This Role, You Will
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Design, build and manage our data pipelines, ensuring all user event data is seamlessly integrated into our data warehouse.
 </li>
 <li>
 Develop canonical datasets to track key product metrics including user growth, engagement, and revenue.
 </li>
 <li>
 Work collaboratively with various teams, including, Infrastructure, Data Science, Product, Marketing, Finance, and Research to understand their data needs and provide solutions.
 </li>
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 Implement robust and fault-tolerant systems for data ingestion and processing.
 </li>
 <li>
 Participate in data architecture and engineering decisions, bringing your strong experience and knowledge to bear.
 </li>
 <li>
 Ensure the security, integrity, and compliance of data according to industry and company standards.
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 You Might Thrive In This Role If You
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Have 3+ years of experience as a data engineer and 8+ years of any software engineering experience(including data engineering).
 </li>
 <li>
 Proficiency in at least one programming language commonly used within Data Engineering, such as Python, Scala, or Java.
 </li>
 <li>
 Experience with distributed processing technologies and frameworks, such as Hadoop, Flink and distributed storage systems (e.g., HDFS, S3).
 </li>
 <li>
 Expertise with any of ETL schedulers such as Airflow, Dagster, Prefect or similar frameworks.
 </li>
 <li>
 Solid understanding of Spark and ability to write, debug and optimize Spark code.
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 This role is exclusively based in our San Francisco HQ. We offer relocation assistance to new employees.
 
 
 
 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.
 
 
 For additional information, please see OpenAI&rsquo;s Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement.
 
 
 Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable law, and qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment consistent with those laws, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, for US-based candidates. For unincorporated Los Angeles County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: protect computer hardware entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon termination of employment or end of assignment; and maintain the confidentiality of proprietary, confidential, and non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected information technology systems and related data security obligations.
 
 
 To notify OpenAI that you believe this job posting is non-compliant, please submit a report through this form. No response will be provided to inquiries unrelated to job posting compliance.
 
 
 We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, and requests can be made via this link.
 
 
 OpenAI Global Applicant Privacy Policy
 
 
 At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology.
 
 
 Compensation Range: $230K - $385K
</div>

Data Engineer, Analytics

Figma

<div>
 Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Figma&rsquo;s platform helps teams bring ideas to life&mdash;whether you're brainstorming, creating a prototype, translating designs into code, or iterating with AI. From idea to product, Figma empowers teams to streamline workflows, move faster, and work together in real time from anywhere in the world. If you're excited to shape the future of design and collaboration, join us!
 
 
 We are looking for an experienced Data Engineer to partner with our Data Science and Data Infrastructure teams to own and scale our data pipelines. You&rsquo;ll also work closely with stakeholders across business teams including sales, marketing, and finance to ensure that the data they need arrives promptly and reliably. You&rsquo;ll play an integral role in building the metrics and self-serve reporting capabilities to unlock Figma&rsquo;s next phase of growth.
 
 
 This is a great role for an individual who is passionate about working with data and data systems, and who loves solving problems. You&rsquo;ll have a good sense for when it makes sense to build fast, scrappy solutions to unblock a key stakeholder vs. when to push back or bring in an outside service. The ideal candidate will be a great communicator who can help coordinate across multiple internal and external teams and takes pride in building end-to-end projects.
 
 
 This is a full time role that can be held from one of our US hubs or remotely in the United States.
 
 
 
 What you'll do at Figma
 
 
 :
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Own, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines that connect various cloud data sources.
 </li>
 <li>
 Develop a deep understanding of Figma&rsquo;s core data models and optimize data pipelines for scale.
 </li>
 <li>
 Partner with the Data Science and Data Infrastructure teams to build new foundational data sets that are trusted, well understood, and enable self-service.
 </li>
 <li>
 Work with a wide range of cross-functional stakeholders to derive requirements and architect shared datasets; ability to document, simplify and explain complex problems to different types of audiences.
 </li>
 <li>
 Establish best practices for the development of specialized data sets for analytics and modeling.
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 We'd love to hear from you if you have:
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 4+ years in a relevant field.
 </li>
 <li>
 Fluency with both SQL and Python.
 </li>
 <li>
 Familiarity with Snowflake, dbt, Dagster, and ETL/reverse ETL tools.
 </li>
 <li>
 Excellent judgment and creative problem solving skills.
 </li>
 <li>
 A self-starting mindset along with strong communication and collaboration skills.
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 While not required, it&rsquo;s an added plus if you also have:
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Knowledge in data modeling methodologies to design and build robust data architectures for insightful analytics.
 </li>
 <li>
 Experience with business systems such as Salesforce, Customer IO, Stripe, NetSuite is a big plus.
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 At Figma, one of our values is Grow as you go. We believe in hiring smart, curious people who are excited to learn and develop their skills. If you&rsquo;re excited about this role but your past experience doesn&rsquo;t align perfectly with the points outlined in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
 
 
 
 Pay Transparency Disclosure
 
 
 
 If based in Figma&rsquo;s San Francisco or New York hub offices, this role has the annual base salary range stated below.
 
 
 Job level and actual compensation will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process (including skills and prior relevant experience, potential impact, and scope of role), market demands, and specific work location. The listed range is a guideline, and the range for this role may be modified. For roles that are available to be filled remotely, the pay range is localized according to employee work location by a factor of between 80% and 100% of range. Please discuss your specific work location with your recruiter for more information.
 
 
 Figma offers equity to employees, as well a competitive package of additional benefits, including health, dental &amp; vision, retirement with company contribution, parental leave &amp; reproductive or family planning support, mental health &amp; wellness benefits, generous PTO, company recharge days, a learning &amp; development stipend, a work from home stipend, and cell phone reimbursement. Figma also offers sales incentive pay for most sales roles and an annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles. Figma&rsquo;s compensation and benefits are subject to change and may be modified in the future.
 
 
 Annual Base Salary Range:
 
 
 $140,000&mdash;$348,000 USD
 
 
 At Figma we celebrate and support our differences. We know employing a team rich in diverse thoughts, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, our product and our community to flourish. Figma is an equal opportunity workplace - we are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity/expression, veteran status
 
 ,
 
 or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
 
 
 We will work to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to apply for a role, participate in the interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you require accommodation, please reach out to accommodations-ext@figma.com. These modifications enable an individual with a disability to have an equal opportunity not only to get a job, but successfully perform their job tasks to the same extent as people without disabilities.
 
 
 Examples of accommodations include but are not limited to:
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Holding interviews in an accessible location
 </li>
 <li>
 Enabling closed captioning on video conferencing
 </li>
 <li>
 Ensuring all written communication be compatible with screen readers
 </li>
 <li>
 Changing the mode or format of interviews
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 To ensure the integrity of our hiring process and facilitate a more personal connection, we require all candidates keep their cameras on during video interviews. Additionally, if hired you will be required to attend in person onboarding.
 
 
 By applying for this job, the candidate acknowledges and agrees that any personal data contained in their application or supporting materials will be processed in accordance with Figma's Candidate Privacy Notice.
</div>

Data Engineer

Love Freedom Solution

<div>
 
 Full Stack Software Engineer (1&ndash;3 YOE) | AI Startup | Onsite &ndash; San Francisco
 
 
 About the Opportunity
 
 
 
 Lovefreedom Solution has the luxury to work with a
 
 high-growth, VC-backed startup
 
 building infrastructure for next-generation AI systems. This company works directly with leading AI labs and is scaling rapidly following strong early traction.
 
 
 They are hiring a
 
 Full Stack Software Engineer (1&ndash;3 years experience)
 
 to help build core product and infrastructure systems used at scale.
 
 
 This is a
 
 high-ownership, hands-on engineering role
 
 with direct exposure to cutting-edge AI workflows.
 
 
 
 Key Responsibilities
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Build and ship full-stack applications end-to-end
 </li>
 <li>
 Develop frontend systems using Next.js / React
 </li>
 <li>
 Contribute to backend services using Node.js or Python
 </li>
 <li>
 Work with Kubernetes-based infrastructure
 </li>
 <li>
 Design scalable systems supporting high-volume user workflows
 </li>
 <li>
 Partner with internal teams and stakeholders in a client-facing capacity
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 Required Qualifications (Non-Negotiable)
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 1&ndash;3 years of experience as a Full Stack Engineer
 </li>
 <li>
 Experience at:
 </li>
 <ul>
 <li>
 High-growth VC-backed startup, OR
 </li>
 <li>
 Top trading firm, OR
 </li>
 <li>
 Founding engineer at startup that raised $2.5M+
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 </ul>
 
 Technical Requirements
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Strong full-stack experience:
 </li>
 <ul>
 <li>
 Frontend: React, Next.js
 </li>
 <li>
 Backend: Node.js or Python
 </li>
 </ul>
 <li>
 Kubernetes (required)
 </li>
 <li>
 Experience with Kafka, Redis, or Elasticsearch is a plus
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 What We&rsquo;re Looking For
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Proven ability to build products end-to-end
 </li>
 <li>
 Strong sense of ownership and execution
 </li>
 <li>
 Comfortable in a fast-paced, startup environment
 </li>
 <li>
 Strong communication skills (client-facing exposure required)
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 Work Environment
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Onsite: San Francisco (FiDi) &ndash; 5 days/week
 </li>
 <li>
 Flexible working hours
 </li>
 <li>
 High-performance, fast-moving team
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 Compensation
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 $180K &ndash; $250K base
 </li>
 <li>
 Competitive equity package
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 Right to Represent
 
 
 
 By applying, you agree to be represented by
 
 Lovefreedom Solution
 
 for this opportunity.
 
 
 Skills: kubernetes,node.js,stack,infrastructure,software,react,san,high-growth,ownership,python
</div>

Software Engineer

About the Team
 
Security is foundational to OpenAI’s mission of ensuring that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. As OpenAI builds and operates increasingly powerful systems, security helps make that progress durable, trustworthy, and resilient.
 
The Security team protects OpenAI’s technology, people, and products, but our role goes beyond defense alone. We help enable the infrastructure, research, and product work that powers frontier AI, bringing deep technical judgment and hands-on operational execution to some of the most important systems being built today. Our work is grounded in impact, pragmatism, and preparing for the security challenges that come with increasingly capable technology.
 
About the Role
 
We are seeking an experienced and highly technical Data Center Security Engineer to help secure the infrastructure behind OpenAI’s rapidly expanding data center footprint. This is a chance to work on high-consequence systems at the intersection of cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, and advanced AI, where strong technical judgment and careful execution have direct, lasting impact.
 
In this role, you will operate with substantial agency and ownership alongside a small team of data center security experts, driving security architecture, control validation, and defensive improvements across multiple, diverse environments, with particular emphasis on IT, Enterprise, ICS and Operational Technology (OT) networking. You will help define and raise the security bar for infrastructure programs already in flight while shaping how future deployments are secured from the start.
 
This role's preferred location is one of our OpenAI offices in San Francisco, Seattle, or New York City and relocation assistance is available. We are also open to considering candidates who are remote.
 
In this role, you will: 
Design and implement security controls that protect data center infrastructure across a growing global footprint, with particular focus on both OT and IT networking environments.
 
Partner closely with a small team of data center security specialists, as well as engineering, operations, and broader security teams, to deliver resilient and practical security outcomes.
 
Secure OT and IT networking environments through strong segmentation, access control, monitoring, hardening, and connectivity patterns suited to critical infrastructure.
 
Contribute to security architecture and design reviews for data center systems, including OT and IT networking, network segmentation, identity and access management, provisioning workflows, hardware and firmware trust boundaries, and operational safeguards.
 
Perform recurring audits, control assessments, and validation activities across OT and IT networking environments to ensure continued compliance against defined controls.
 
Drive ongoing evidence collection, gap tracking, and remediation follow-through so control deficiencies are identified quickly and closed durably.
 
Help define measurable security standards, control objectives, audit procedures, evidence requirements, and validation mechanisms for infrastructure and facility security programs.
 
Support security monitoring, incident response, and post-incident improvement efforts for data center, OT, and IT networking environments.
 
Work with suppliers, partners, and internal stakeholders to evaluate and reduce risks associated with third-party hardware, firmware, software, and operational dependencies.
 
Continually evolve the security of our data centers alongside changes in adversary activity, infrastructure complexity, and the increasing demands of OpenAI’s systems.
 
You might thrive in this role if you have: 
15+ years of experience in security, including meaningful hands-on experience securing large-scale infrastructure, industrial environments, or data center systems.
 
Deep expertise securing OT and IT networking environments in critical infrastructure settings, including segmentation strategies, remote access controls, asset visibility, and compensating controls for operational constraints.
 
Experience building audit or assurance programs that validate ongoing compliance with defined security controls, especially across OT and IT networking environments, rather than relying on one-time point-in-time reviews.
 
Strong cross-functional collaboration skills including the ability to partner effectively with internal and external stakeholders while operating with a high degree of autonomy.
 
Strong knowledge of security engineering and operations across network security, IAM and PAM, hardening, provisioning, monitoring, incident response, and secure lifecycle practices.
 
Experience protecting hyperscale, colocation, or hybrid infrastructure environments against sophisticated adversaries.
 
Familiarity with control and governance frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, or SOC 2, and the ability to translate them into concrete technical and operational requirements.
 
The ability to operate as a high-ownership individual contributor who influences through technical judgment, collaboration, and execution.
 
Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain risk, controls, and tradeoffs to both technical and non-technical partners.
 
About OpenAI
 
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Compensation
 
$234.4K – $385K + Offers Equity • Multiple Ranges

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