Full-Stack Software Engineer, Child Safety Tools & Systems (London)

About the TeamThe Intelligence & Investigations Engineering team builds systems that detect, analyze, and disrupt abuse across OpenAI’s products. We partner closely with the Child Safety team and cross-functional groups to protect users while advancing OpenAI’s goal of developing AI that benefits everyone.About the RoleAs a Fullstack Engineer focused on child safety, you’ll build data-intensive, AI-powered applications and infrastructure that enable operators and investigators to work effectively and responsibly. You’ll adapt quickly in ambiguous, fast-moving environments to deliver well-crafted, reliable tooling for high-severity safety work.*Candidates should understand this role involves exposure to sensitive and egregious content.In this role, you will:7+ years of experience as a software engineerPrototype, build, and maintain intelligence systems that detect, triage, and enable efficient human review of possible high severity harmWork hand in hand with operators and investigators, designing and delivering systems that enable them to do their work faster, more accurately, and more safely.Develop across the stack: UIs, services, pipelines, and anything else required to solve the problems we face.Interact with partners across Product Policy, Platform Integrity, Safety Systems, and ResearchContribute to the team’s technical strategy, especially for child safety related tools and systemsReport on impact in a data-driven fashionYou might thrive in this role if you:Have a strong software engineering foundation and enjoy owning systems end-to-end—from infrastructure and data ingestion to frontend toolingAre energized by working at the frontier of AI capabilities, integrating new models and APIs into practical systemsHave experience building and operating large-scale data pipelines or search/retrieval systemsAre proficient in Python and/or TypeScript, and familiar with tools like Spark, Kafka, Flink, data warehouses, and SQLTake a product-minded approach, design wit