OpenAI · 2 days ago
System Software Engineer, Consumer Products
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid LevelOpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. The Systems Software Engineer will design, implement, and debug core platform components and pipelines, focusing on performance, security, and system debugging to deliver production-grade systems.
Agentic AIArtificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSaaS
Responsibilities
Design, implement, and debug system‑level components and services across kernel and user space
Configure and maintain OS platform services (init, services, networking, security policies) and related tooling
Build and operate image and update pipelines, ensuring reliability, reproducibility, and rollback safety
Instrument and analyze performance using profiling and tracing; optimize CPU, memory, I/O, and power usage
Own platform observability and reliability: logging, crash capture, watchdogs, and diagnostics
Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to define interfaces and deliver end‑to‑end features
Establish strong engineering practices: code review, CI, reproducible builds, and release management
Partner with external suppliers to support builds and deployments
Qualification
Required
Have shipped production systems software on modern operating systems
Are proficient in C/C++ and a scripting language, and comfortable with OS internals (concurrency, memory management, filesystems, networking, power management)
Bring strong systems debugging skills using debuggers, tracers, profilers, and logs across kernel/user‑space boundaries
Understand configuration of platform services and interfaces, and can translate requirements into stable, well‑documented APIs
Are fluent in user‑space foundations (service management, IPC, networking, packaging, automation)
Have experience building platform images and designing update mechanisms for reliability and security
Preferred
Exposure to platform security (secure boot, sandboxing, mandatory access controls, attestation)
Experience with graphics/media, hardware acceleration, or high‑throughput data paths
Familiarity with connectivity stacks and network configuration
Observability and diagnostics in distributed or resource‑constrained environments
Work on open‑source platforms or contributions to systems projects
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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2025 (1)
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2022 (18)
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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
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