Backend Software Engineer, Applied Foundations

OpenAI
San Francisco
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 185,000 - 385,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Go","Python","Rust","C++","Distributed systems","APIs","Data pipelines","Backend"]

Design and implement safe, scalable backend services and APIs for OpenAI’s core products. You’ll work on distributed systems, data storage and pipelines, and contribute to long-term architectural planning, collaborating with cross-functional teams to defend against adversarial threats while maintaining performance and user experience.

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Backend Software Engineer, Applied Foundations

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Job Summary

Design and implement safe, scalable backend services and APIs for OpenAI’s core products. You’ll work on distributed systems, data storage and pipelines, and contribute to long-term architectural planning, collaborating with cross-functional teams to defend against adversarial threats while maintaining performance and user experience.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Architect, build, and improve scalable backend systems and APIs.
  • •Drive performance, reliability, and safety across distributed services.
  • •Implement data storage, retrieval, compute, and integration solutions.
  • •Participate in long-term architectural planning and technical design reviews.
  • •Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design solutions that protect against and mitigate adversarial attacks without compromising user experience.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 185,000 - 385,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •Must have strong experience with distributed systems, APIs, and backend languages (e.g., Go, Python, Rust, C++).
  • •Experience setting up and maintaining production backend services and data pipelines.
  • •Ability to own problems end-to-end and learn quickly to fill knowledge gaps as needed.
  • •Humility, teamwork, and a proactive mindset to help the team succeed.
  • •Track record of building resilient services that scale with complexity.
Experience:AISoftware
Skills:GoPythonRustC++Distributed systemsAPIsData pipelinesBackend
Languages:English
Tech Stack:GoPythonRustC++Distributed systemsAPIsData pipelinesBackend

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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