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OpenAI · 7 hours ago

Software Engineer, Compute - Storage

positionSan Francisco, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$380K/yr - $460K/yr

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. As an engineer on the Storage Infrastructure team, you will design, build, and operate Exascale systems to manage research data across multiple regions, focusing on reliability, predictability, and security of storage solutions.

Agentic AIArtificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSaaS
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Responsibilities

Develop software to manage exascale data, and make it accessible to researchers
Drive the reliability, predictability, and cost effectiveness of our storage systems
Interface with researchers to understand and accommodate data use-cases
Ensure the security of our critical datasets

Qualification

Distributed systemsExascale data managementCloud experienceProgramming skillsAI/ML data accessReliability engineeringSecurity principlesScalability solutionsSoft skills

Required

Deep understanding of distributed systems principles
Proven track record in designing and building scalable, reliable, and secure storage solutions
Strong programming skills
Experience working in public clouds (especially Azure)
Familiarity with AI/ML data access patterns
Bias for action and comfort building in a fast paced, dynamic environment

Preferred

Experience on exascale data management systems
Experience with distributed filesystems

Company

OpenAI

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OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that develops advanced AI models, including ChatGPT. It is a sub-organization of OpenAI Foundation.
dateFounded in 2015
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size201-500 employees
web-link
https://www.openai.com

H1B Sponsorship

OpenAI has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (1)
2024 (1)
2023 (1)
2022 (18)
2021 (10)
2020 (6)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$79B
Key Investors
The Walt Disney CompanySoftBankThrive Capital
2025-12-11Corporate Round· $1B
2025-10-02Secondary Market· $6.6B
2025-03-31Series Unknown· $40B

Leadership Team

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Sam Altman
CEO & Co-Founder
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Greg Brockman
President, Chairman, & Co-Founder
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