OpenAI · 1 day ago
Software Engineer, Online Storage
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
4+ years expOpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. They are seeking experienced software engineers to join the Online Storage team, responsible for building robust, high-performance, and scalable database systems that serve their products. The role involves designing and building scalable databases, collaborating with product teams, and ensuring operational excellence.
Agentic AIArtificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSaaS
Responsibilities
Design and build highly scalable, reliable, and performant database
Design and build highly simple and intuitive APIs for the underlying database
Analyze and resolve performance and scalability bottlenecks to improve overall system efficiency
Debug, instrument, and fix system issues — from pinpointing root causes to delivering long-term solutions
Define technical strategy and guide the development of robust infrastructure that supports high-scale production systems and evolving business needs
Collaborate closely with product teams to deeply understand requirements and deliver impactful solutions
Boost engineering productivity by building intuitive tools and systems that empower fellow developers
Own the reliability of the systems you build, including participating in an on-call rotation to address critical incidents
Qualification
Required
4+ years of industry experience, including 2+ years leading large-scale, complex projects or technical initiatives as an engineer or tech lead
Strong passion for building distributed systems at scale, with a focus on reliability, scalability, security, and continuous improvement
Expertise in systems programming, with hands-on experience in multi-threading and concurrency; proficiency in C++ and/or Python is highly preferred
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build consensus across diverse technical and non-technical stakeholders
Preferred
Preferably, domain experience in areas such as databases, large-scale data systems, storage, caching, search, or other core components of distributed infrastructure
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.
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
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