Backend Engineer - Core Foundations (Distributed Systems)

OpenAI; California (MO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI in the United States is hiring Backend Software Engineers to design and implement safe, scalable services powering our core products like ChatGPT and Codex. You will architect and build backend systems, optimize performance and reliability, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to defend against adversarial threats while preserving user experience at global scale.

We value self-direction, end-to-end ownership, and the ability to learn quickly in a fast-moving AI environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with distributed systems, APIs, and backend languages (Go, Python, Rust, C++).
• Experience setting up and maintaining production backend services and data pipelines.
• Ability to own problems end-to-end and learn quickly to solve complex issues.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and improve scalable backend systems and APIs.
• Drive performance, reliability, and safety across distributed services.
• Implement data storage, retrieval, compute, and integration solutions.
• Participate in long-term architectural planning and technical design reviews.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design solutions that protect against and mitigate adversarial attacks without compromising user experience.

Skills

Distributed systems

APIs

Go

Python

Rust

C++

Job description

OpenAI in the United States is hiring Backend Software Engineers to design and implement safe, scalable services powering our core products like ChatGPT and Codex. You will architect and build backend systems, optimize performance and reliability, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to defend against adversarial threats while preserving user experience at global scale.

We value self-direction, end-to-end ownership, and the ability to learn quickly in a fast-moving AI environment.