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OpenAI · 4 days ago

Software Engineer, Enterprise Identity

positionSan Francisco, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$240K/yr - $370K/yr

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. The role involves leading the development of OpenAI’s enterprise identity platform, focusing on designing and implementing systems that support essential enterprise standards like SSO, SCIM, and RBAC.

Agentic AIArtificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSaaS
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Responsibilities

Build the next generation of enterprise authentication and authorization infrastructure, including SAML, OIDC, and OAuth2.0 integrations
Design and implement support for key enterprise standards: SSO, SCIM provisioning, RBAC, and delegated access
Evolve our identity data model and architecture to support complex customer org structures
Partner with GTM, security, and product teams to shape identity features that meet current and future enterprise needs from small business to multinational organizations
Develop tools and APIs for other engineering teams to integrate enterprise identity seamlessly

Qualification

Authentication systemsIdentity protocolsBackend developmentSAMLOAuth2.0SCIMOIDCAPI developmentSecurity considerationsDeveloper-friendly infrastructure

Required

Experience building and operating production authentication and identity systems at scale
Fluency in identity protocols (OAuth2.0, SAML, SCIM, OIDC) and their security considerations
Experience with platforms like Auth0, WorkOS, or Ory Hydra
Proficiency in backend development (Python preferred)
Ability to build secure, developer-friendly APIs and infrastructure
Excitement about shaping how enterprises safely access and govern the use of frontier AI

Company

OpenAI

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OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that develops advanced AI models, including ChatGPT. It is a sub-organization of OpenAI Foundation.
dateFounded in 2015
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size201-500 employees
web-link
https://www.openai.com

H1B Sponsorship

OpenAI has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (1)
2024 (1)
2023 (1)
2022 (18)
2021 (10)
2020 (6)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$79B
Key Investors
The Walt Disney CompanySoftBankThrive Capital
2025-12-11Corporate Round· $1B
2025-10-02Secondary Market· $6.6B
2025-03-31Series Unknown· $40B

Leadership Team

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Sam Altman
CEO & Co-Founder
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Greg Brockman
President, Chairman, & Co-Founder
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