About this role
OpenAI requires leadership to scale and secure its cross-platform client foundation across macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, and Linux, ensuring devices remain trustworthy, secure by default, and effortless to use while artificial intelligence transforms internal computing workflows. The Client Platform Engineering team needs someone to direct the strategy, delivery, and operations of first-party services, automation, observability, and fleet operations while partnering closely with Security, Research, and Applied engineering groups.
As the Engineering Manager for Client Platform Engineering, you will combine people management with technical judgment to guide a high-performing team, shape multi-year roadmaps, and integrate tools like Codex and autonomous agents into employee computing. You will evaluate architecture and infrastructure tradeoffs across first-party services, SaaS platforms, and cloud infrastructure while balancing security controls with developer velocity and operational simplicity. This position suits a technical leader who can scale systems and teams simultaneously while driving evidence-based security and reliable operations.
What you will do
- Lead, hire, and coach a high-performing engineering team while fostering an inclusive and accountable culture.
- Define and execute a multi-year client platform strategy and roadmap across macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, and Linux.
- Provide technical direction for endpoint posture, device trust, application delivery, device onboarding, and fleet telemetry.
- Guide architecture and engineering tradeoffs across first-party services, open-source tooling, SaaS platforms, and cloud infrastructure.
- Establish clear goals, planning rhythms, and design reviews to ensure the team executes efficiently without compromising quality.
- Raise reliability and security standards through observability, drift detection, staged rollouts, and incident learning.
- Partner with Security, IT, Research, and Applied engineering teams to align priorities and land company-wide infrastructure changes.
What you need
- Built and led teams owning secure, reliable, mission-critical services and infrastructure at scale.
- Delivered internal platforms, tooling, and services that measurably improved reliability, security, and employee experience.
- Made sound software and infrastructure engineering decisions at scale with a strong preference for deep endpoint expertise.
- Raised production readiness through direct technical review of architecture, automation, code, CI/CD, and observability.
- Operated infrastructure with material security or identity risk while balancing risk, compliance, and user experience.
- Committed to joining the team's engineering on-call rotation after ramp up to maintain operational context.
Nice to have
- Deep experience with client-platform tool ecosystems such as Jamf, Intune, Android Enterprise, FleetDM/osquery, Munki/AutoPkg, or Linux configuration management.
- Experience building internal platforms for app delivery, device posture, onboarding, workflow orchestration, or fleet telemetry.
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, Terraform, Kubernetes and containers, service orchestration, and large-scale observability.
- Experience partnering with security, compliance, or privacy teams in high-assurance environments.
- A record of contributing to open-source tooling, engineering communities, or cross-company technical standards.
Benefits
- Offers Equity
- Relocation assistance to new employees
Skills and tech stack
Questions candidates ask
Where is this role based?
This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We offer relocation assistance to new employees.
What is the compensation for this position?
The salary range is $401K – $445K with offers equity included. The posting details these financial specifics for the position.
Will I be expected to participate in on-call duties?
You must be committed to joining the team's engineering on-call rotation after ramp up. This helps use firsthand operational context to improve reliability and reduce toil.
What platforms and technologies will the team manage?
The team owns platform capabilities across macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, and Linux. Work involves first-party services, automation, observability, safe fleet operations, and integrations with tool ecosystems like Jamf, Intune, and Terraform.