Software Engineer, API Safety is open at OpenAI in San Francisco (hybrid). The posting gives a salary of $266K - $445K. Posted on Aug 21, 2026, and still on OpenAI’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
We're looking for product-minded software engineers to join a team that is addressing emerging risks at the frontier of model development while building novel solutions for real-world AI deployment. The day-to-day work ranges from solving production challenges to designing new product experiences and safeguards. The right candidate is comfortable balancing tradeoffs across developer experience, latency, reliability…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on OpenAI’s careers page.
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