Distributed Data Systems Engineer — Exabyte-Scale Robotics

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

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

OpenAI is seeking a Software Engineer, Distributed Data Systems in San Francisco, CA to design, build, and operate some of the world’s largest distributed data systems for robotics training at exabyte-scale. You’ll manage data pipelines, collaborate with researchers, and ensure scalable, reliable platforms for rapid iteration.

You should thrive in a detail‑oriented, high‑stakes environment with strong distributed systems experience and excellent software engineering fundamentals.

Qualifications

• Experience with distributed systems and large-scale infrastructure for data processing.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and writing robust, maintainable code.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and rapid change in a research-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate exabyte-scale distributed data processing and data loaders for robotics training.
• Ensure data platform reliability and scalability for rapid iteration cycles.
• Partner with researchers to translate requirements into production-ready systems.
• Harden, optimize, and maintain data infrastructure powering multimodal training and evaluation.
• Deliver high-quality data for training robotics models.

Skills

Distributed systems

Large-scale infrastructure

Data pipelines

Research collaboration

Software engineering fundamentals

Ambiguity tolerance

Job description

OpenAI is seeking a Software Engineer, Distributed Data Systems in San Francisco, CA to design, build, and operate some of the world’s largest distributed data systems for robotics training at exabyte-scale. You’ll manage data pipelines, collaborate with researchers, and ensure scalable, reliable platforms for rapid iteration.

You should thrive in a detail‑oriented, high‑stakes environment with strong distributed systems experience and excellent software engineering fundamentals.