Software Engineer, Healthcare (Health AI)

OpenAI; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI is seeking an experienced backend and full-stack engineer to design and build systems that integrate OpenAI's AI capabilities into healthcare workflows and enterprise data environments.

You will craft secure, scalable APIs and data pipelines, ensure HIPAA-compliant data handling, and operate within distributed production systems to deliver reliable, observable software at scale. Collaboration with product, security, and operations is essential to maintain high quality and safety standards.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of production-quality software engineering experience focused on backend services and distributed systems.
• Ability to own ambiguous technical problems and work on large-scale production systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and build backend and full-stack systems integrating OpenAI's AI capabilities into healthcare workflows and enterprise data systems.
• Develop secure, scalable APIs and data pipelines for enterprise data systems.
• Ensure HIPAA compliance, security, observability, and reliability in production.

Skills

Backend Engineering

Full-stack Development

API Design

Distributed Systems

Data Pipelines

HIPAA Compliance

Security

Observability

EHR Integration

Production Software Engineering

Data Governance

Authentication

Permissions Management

Applied AI

Job description

Design and build backend and full-stack systems that integrate OpenAI's AI capabilities into healthcare workflows and enterprise data systems. Develop secure, scalable APIs and data pipelines while ensuring compliance with strict healthcare privacy and security standards.

Requirements: Requires 5+ years of experience in production-quality software engineering with a strong focus on backend services and distributed systems. Candidates should be comfortable owning ambiguous technical problems and have experience with large-scale production systems.

Key Skills: Backend Engineering, Full-stack Development, API Design, Distributed Systems, System Architecture, Data Pipelines, Healthcare Interoperability, HIPAA Compliance, Enterprise Security, Observability, Data Governance, EHR Integration, Authentication, Permissions Management, Production Software Engineering, Applied AI