OpenAI · 2 weeks ago
Software Engineer, Infrastructure - Analytics
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$310K/yr - $460K/yrOpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. They are seeking a pragmatic and versatile software engineer with a focus on distributed systems and data processing infrastructure to design, build, and operate scalable backend systems that support various ML research workflows.
Agentic AIArtificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSaaS
Responsibilities
Design, build, and operate scalable backend systems that support various ML research workflows, including observability and analytics
Develop reliable infrastructure that supports both streaming and batch data processing at scale
Creating internal-facing tools and applications as needed
Debug and improve performance of services running on Kubernetes, including operational tooling and observability
Collaborate with engineers and researchers to deliver reliable systems that meet real-world needs in production
Help improve system reliability by participating in the on-call rotation and responding to critical incidents
Qualification
Required
Strong proficiency in Python/Rust and backend software development, ideally in large codebases
Experience with distributed systems and scalable data processing infrastructure, including technologies like Kafka, Spark, Trino/Presto, Iceberg
Hands-on experience operating services in Kubernetes, with familiarity in tools like Terraform and Helm
Comfort working across the stack - from low-level infrastructure components to application logic - and making trade-offs to move quickly
A focus on building systems that are both technically sound and easy for others to use
Curiosity and adaptability in fast-changing environments, especially in high-growth orgs
Benefits
Relocation assistance
Company
OpenAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that develops advanced AI models, including ChatGPT. It is a sub-organization of OpenAI Foundation.
Founded in 2015
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$79BKey Investors
The Walt Disney CompanySoftBankThrive Capital
2025-12-11Corporate Round· $1B
2025-10-02Secondary Market· $6.6B
2025-03-31Series Unknown· $40B
Leadership Team
Sam Altman
CEO & Co-Founder
Greg Brockman
President, Chairman, & Co-Founder
Recent News
2026-01-08
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