Software Engineer, Scaled Abuse is open at OpenAI in San Francisco. The posting gives a salary of $266K - $445K. Posted on Jun 8, 2026, and still on OpenAI’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
The Scaled Abuse team protects OpenAI’s products and customers by detecting, preventing, and responding to fraudulent and abusive behavior at scale. We build and operate the backend and data systems that power real-time detection, investigation workflows, and enforcement — balancing strong protections with a great user experience as the platform grows. Our work sits at the intersection of engineering and abuse…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on OpenAI’s careers page.
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