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OpenAI · 1 day ago

Embedded SWE, Consumer Products

positionSan Francisco, CA
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
date10+ years exp

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. As an Embedded Software Engineer, you will design, implement, and debug software for embedded devices while collaborating closely with hardware teams to deliver reliable, high-performance systems.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSaaS
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Responsibilities

Design, implement, and debug software for embedded devices
Contribute to defining software requirements, interfaces, and test plans
Bring up and debug new boards
Analyze performance, memory, and power profiles and implement optimizations
Investigate field issues, perform root-cause analysis, and deliver robust fixes
Foster good software engineering practices

Qualification

Embedded systemsC/C++ programmingDebugging skillsEmbedded toolchainsPerformance optimizationRoot-cause analysisSoftware engineering practicesRapid prototypingNetworking stacksRobotic systemsLinux kernel developmentZephyr RTOS

Required

Have deep experience shipping embedded systems (around 10+ years)
Are proficient in C and C++
Are familiar with embedded toolchains, operating systems, and debugging tools
Have experience with both rapid prototyping and scalable product development

Preferred

Have experience with Zephyr RTOS
Have worked with networking/wireless stacks (BLE, Wi-Fi)
Have experience with robotic system bring-up or Linux kernel development

Benefits

Relocation assistance
Reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities

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)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
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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