Cloud Agent Platform Engineer

OpenAI; California (MO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI is seeking an experienced software engineer to design and operate systems for orchestrating agents at scale. You will work closely with product teams to define abstractions and enable rapid shipping of products across Codex, ChatGPT, and the OpenAI API.

Strong backend or infrastructure experience is essential, with proficiency in Python, Go, Rust, or TypeScript and a track record of building reliable, scalable platforms in cloud environments.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of professional engineering experience, excluding internships, in relevant roles at technology and product-driven companies.
• Experience leading large-scale backend, platform, or infrastructure projects from ambiguous problem statements to production systems.
• Proficiency in one or more backend languages such as Python, Go, Rust, TypeScript, or similar, and the ability to move across service, platform, and product boundaries.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, cloud platforms, and production reliability.

Responsibilities

• Design and scale the orchestration, sandboxing and storage systems that run agentic workloads for Codex, ChatGPT, and the OpenAI API.
• Partner with product engineers to build a platform that enables them to ship quickly and turn feedback into robust abstractions.
• Improve reliability, security, performance, and cost efficiency for long-running agents.
• Deploy services that can operate across different environments and clouds.

Skills

Backend development

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

Python

Go

Rust

TypeScript

Leadership

Job description

OpenAI is seeking an experienced software engineer to design and operate systems for orchestrating agents at scale. You will work closely with product teams to define abstractions and enable rapid shipping of products across Codex, ChatGPT, and the OpenAI API.

Strong backend or infrastructure experience is essential, with proficiency in Python, Go, Rust, or TypeScript and a track record of building reliable, scalable platforms in cloud environments.