Software Engineer, Backend (Cooperative AI)

OpenAI
San Francisco, Seattle
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 230,000 - 385,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 4+ yearsSkills: ["Python","FastAPI","PostgreSQL","APIs","Data processing","Distributed systems"]

Backend-focused engineer to design, build, and scale the infrastructure powering knowledge systems at OpenAI. You will develop robust services, structure data for AI workflows, collaborate with product/research/engineering teams, own full lifecycle of backend systems, and ship with scale and maintainability in mind to support internal and customer-facing knowledge automation.

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OpenAI
OpenAI
8 months ago

Software Engineer, Backend (Cooperative AI)

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Job Summary

Backend-focused engineer to design, build, and scale the infrastructure powering knowledge systems at OpenAI. You will develop robust services, structure data for AI workflows, collaborate with product/research/engineering teams, own full lifecycle of backend systems, and ship with scale and maintainability in mind to support internal and customer-facing knowledge automation.
Location: San Francisco, Seattle
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs to support intelligent automation and knowledge systems
  • •Integrate and structure data across internal platforms, transforming it into formats optimized for use by downstream systems and AI workflows
  • •Collaborate closely with product, research, and engineering teams to integrate OpenAI models into high-leverage workflows
  • •Own the full development lifecycle of new backend systems and internal platform capabilities
  • •Build with scale and maintainability in mind, while rapidly iterating on new ideas

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 230,000 - 385,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •4+ years of backend engineering experience at product-driven companies (excluding internships)
  • •Proficiency in backend technologies. Our tech stack includes Python, FastAPI, and Postgres
  • •Experience designing and scaling distributed systems, APIs, or data processing pipelines
  • •A pragmatic mindset. You’re comfortable shipping iteratively while building toward a long-term vision
  • •An interest in structured knowledge representation, internal search, agent infrastructure, or systems that evolve over time
Experience:4+ yearsAIKnowledge systemsDistributed systems
Skills:PythonFastAPIPostgreSQLAPIsData processingDistributed systems
Tech Stack:PythonFastAPIPostgreSQLAPIsDistributed systemsData processing

Company Brief

OpenAI
Develops and deploys advanced generative AI models (including ChatGPT and DALL·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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Glassdoor: 4.4
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