Software Engineer, Scaled Abuse

AI research and deployment company building and deploying frontier AI products, including ChatGPT, Codex, and its API platform.

49 current maintainers29 active leads5 new active leads117 lead step-downs16 early lead departures
San Francisco, United States
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About the Role

You will design and build systems for fraud detection and remediation, balancing fraud loss, implementation cost and customer experience. You'll work with finance, security, product, research and trust & safety, keep up with the latest techniques against adversaries, and use GPT-5 and future models to combat fraud and abuse.

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of software engineering experience in backend and data systems
  • At least 2 years of experience in fraud or abuse analysis, investigation, and/or operations
  • Ability to dive into a codebase and understand how it works
  • Comfort with ambiguity and rapidly changing conditions
  • Machine Learning experience is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Design and build systems for fraud detection and remediation
  • Work closely with finance, security, product, research, and trust & safety operations to combat fraudulent and abusive actors
  • Stay abreast of the latest techniques and tools to stay ahead of adversaries
  • Utilize GPT-5 and future models to combat fraud and abuse

Benefits

  • Equity
  • Performance-related bonus
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance with employer HSA contributions
  • Pre-tax Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter accounts
  • 401(k) with employer match
  • Paid parental leave up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents
  • Paid medical and caregiver leave up to 8 weeks
  • Flexible PTO for exempt employees
  • 13+ paid company holidays and company office closures
  • Mental health and wellness support
  • Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
  • Annual learning and development stipend
  • Daily meals in offices and meal delivery credits
  • Relocation support
  • Charitable donation matching and wellness stipends