Software Engineer, Distributed Data Systems - Robotics

OpenAI
San Francisco
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 255,000 - 405,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Attention to detail","Communication","Teamwork","Problem-solving","Collaboration"]

Design, build, and scale distributed data systems powering OpenAI's multimodal training and evaluation. You will manage distributed compute, storage, and streaming pipelines, collaborate with researchers to translate requirements into production-ready infrastructure, and harden data platforms for reliability, scale, and security in a high-stakes environment. This role is based in San Francisco with a hybrid work model.

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OpenAI
OpenAI
9 months ago

Software Engineer, Distributed Data Systems - Robotics

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Job Summary

Design, build, and scale distributed data systems powering OpenAI's multimodal training and evaluation. You will manage distributed compute, storage, and streaming pipelines, collaborate with researchers to translate requirements into production-ready infrastructure, and harden data platforms for reliability, scale, and security in a high-stakes environment. This role is based in San Francisco with a hybrid work model.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • ā€¢Design, build, and maintain data infrastructure systems such as distributed compute, data orchestration, distributed storage, streaming infrastructure, machine learning infrastructure while ensuring scalability, reliability, and security.
  • ā€¢Ensure our data platform can scale by orders of magnitude while remaining reliable and efficient.
  • ā€¢Partner with researchers to deeply understand requirements and translate them into production-ready systems.
  • ā€¢Harden, optimize, and maintain critical data infrastructure systems that power multimodal training and evaluation.
  • ā€¢Operate in a hybrid San Francisco-based environment with relocation assistance to new employees.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 255,000 - 405,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Relocation

Key Requirements

  • ā€¢Strong experience with distributed systems and large-scale infrastructure.
  • ā€¢Design, build, and maintain data infrastructure systems (distributed compute, data orchestration, distributed storage, streaming) with emphasis on scalability, reliability, and security.
  • ā€¢Experience collaborating with researchers to translate requirements into production-ready systems.
  • ā€¢Demonstrated software engineering fundamentals and organizational skills.
  • ā€¢Comfort with ambiguity and rapid change in a hybrid research-product environment.
Experience:AIResearchMultimodal
Skills:Attention to detailCommunicationTeamworkProblem-solvingCollaboration
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Distributed systemsData infrastructureStreamingMachine learning infrastructure

Company Brief

OpenAI
Develops and deploys advanced generative AI models (including ChatGPT and DALLĀ·E) and AI infrastructure, providing APIs and consumer products to accelerate safe AGI for broad benefit.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2015
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