Software Engineer, Backend

OpenAI

full-time

Posted on: 9/25/2025

Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • California

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💰 $255,000 per year

Mid-LevelSenior

Distributed SystemsGoPythonRust

About the role

Architect and maintain the services and infrastructure that power OpenAI applications—from large-scale distributed systems and databases to APIs and data pipelines
Design and build robust backend services and APIs that power products like ChatGPT and the OpenAI API
Develop scalable data pipelines and storage systems for high-volume, low-latency workloads
Improve system reliability, observability, and security across production environments
Collaborate with product and research teams to translate cutting-edge AI into dependable, user-ready features
Participate in an on-call rotation to maintain uptime and respond to critical incidents

Have up to 6 years of professional software engineering experience
Are proficient in one or more backend languages (e.g., Python, Go, Rust, or similar) and distributed systems concepts
Enjoy building infrastructure that supports billions of requests and petabytes of data
Care deeply about reliability, safety, and performance in production environments
Collaborate closely with product, research, and infrastructure teams
Participate in an on-call rotation to maintain uptime and respond to critical incidents
Application asks about sponsorship for US employment visa and ability to work from US office three days per week