Backend Engineer – Scalable Image Generation

OpenAI; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI is seeking a Backend Engineer for the Image Generation team to build the core systems that power image creation and editing in ChatGPT. You will design scalable APIs and orchestrate services that handle billions of generations across a distributed infrastructure.

You will collaborate with researchers, product, and mobile teams to translate breakthroughs in multimodal AI into reliable, performant experiences for millions of users worldwide.

Qualifications

• Design, build, and operate backend systems powering image generation and editing in ChatGPT.
• Develop scalable APIs, services, and infrastructure to support multimodal AI workflows.
• Optimize reliability, latency, throughput, and cost across large-scale distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate backend systems that power image generation and editing experiences in ChatGPT.
• Develop scalable APIs, services, and infrastructure that support multimodal AI workflows.
• Optimize reliability, latency, throughput, and cost across large-scale distributed systems.

Skills

Backend systems

APIs

Distributed systems

Scalability

Cloud services

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS/Azure/Cloud platforms

PostgreSQL

Job description

OpenAI is seeking a Backend Engineer for the Image Generation team to build the core systems that power image creation and editing in ChatGPT. You will design scalable APIs and orchestrate services that handle billions of generations across a distributed infrastructure.

You will collaborate with researchers, product, and mobile teams to translate breakthroughs in multimodal AI into reliable, performant experiences for millions of users worldwide.