OpenAI

Technical Lead Manager, Data Engineering, Trust & Safety

OpenAI2 weeks ago
Location

San Francisco

Type

Full Time

Salary

USD 385,000 – 490,000

Level

Lead

Role

Technical Lead Manager

Posted

Jun 4, 2026

Full TimeLead

The role

Summary

OpenAI is seeking a Technical Lead Manager for their Trust & Safety Data Engineering team, responsible for building robust data foundations to detect, investigate, and mitigate abuse and safety risks across AI products. The role requires a hands-on technical leader who can strategically develop data systems, drive execution, and create privacy-safe, scalable data pipelines for advanced AI safety monitoring.

What you'll do

Team Leadership: Lead and grow a high-performing Trust & Safety Data Engineering team
Technical Strategy: Define roadmap and technical strategy for Trust & Safety data systems
Data Pipeline Development: Build canonical, privacy-safe datasets and pipelines for abuse detection, risk signals, and safety monitoring
ML Foundation Creation: Develop reusable foundations for Trust & Safety model development, including features, labels, and training data
Data Governance: Establish data quality standards, documentation, monitoring, and operational rigor for critical datasets
Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure launch readiness and operational systems

What we look for

Technical

Data ArchitectureDeep understanding of large-scale data system design and privacy considerations
Pipeline EngineeringExpertise in building robust, scalable data pipelines and orchestration systems
Machine Learning InfrastructureExperience with feature engineering, model evaluation, and production ML workflows

Education

Advanced DegreeMaster's or PhD in Computer Science, Data Science, or related technical field preferred
Technical CertificationsAdvanced certifications in data engineering, cloud computing, or machine learning

Experience

Leadership ExperienceProven track record of leading data engineering teams and building production systems
Cross-Functional CollaborationExperience partnering with senior stakeholders across multiple domains
Safety SystemsBackground in trust and safety, integrity, or related risk management domains

Skills

Required skills

Data EngineeringExpertise in building and operating production data systems at scale
Data ArchitectureAdvanced skills in data modeling, pipeline design, and system reliability
Large-Scale Data SystemsProficiency with Spark, Airflow, distributed storage, and batch/streaming pipelines
Team LeadershipExperience in hiring, developing, and retaining senior engineering talent
Stakeholder CollaborationStrong track record of partnering across engineering, data science, operations, and executive teams

Nice to have

Machine Learning OperationsExperience supporting ML systems through feature engineering, model evaluation, and production pipelines
Safety SystemsBackground in trust and safety, integrity, abuse prevention, or risk operations
Monitoring & ReportingExperience with launch readiness, incident response, and executive-facing reporting

Compensation & benefits

Salary

USD 385,000 – 490,000 (annual)

Stock options

Available

Benefits

Equity

Stock options as part of compensation package

Relocation Assistance

Support for employees relocating to San Francisco

Cutting-Edge Work

Opportunity to shape the future of AI safety and technology

Equal Opportunity

Commitment to diversity, inclusion, and non-discriminatory hiring practices

Interview process

  1. 1
    Initial Screening — Technical resume review and initial phone/video interview
  2. 2
    Technical Assessment — Comprehensive technical interview focusing on data engineering and leadership skills
  3. 3
    Stakeholder Interviews — Multiple interviews with team members and cross-functional leaders
  4. 4
    Final Leadership Interview — Discussion with senior leadership about vision, strategy, and team development
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OpenAI is an American artificial intelligence research organization developing advanced AI models like GPT. Focused on ensuring AI benefits humanity, it creates tools for natural language processing and generative AI applications.

San Francisco, California, United StatesFounded 2015openai.com

Tech Stack

Languages
PythonSQL
Frameworks
Apache SparkApache Airflow
Databases
Data WarehousesDistributed Storage Systems
Tools
ML Model Evaluation ToolsData Governance Tools
Other
Privacy Engineering ToolsSafety Monitoring Systems

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