Staff Infra Engineer — Analytics Platform

OpenAI; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI research company in San Francisco seeks a staff-level software engineer to own critical infrastructure. This role focuses on backend and systems engineering, requiring strong experience in Rust or C++. Responsibilities include designing and operating performant backend systems and improving distributed systems. The position supports a hybrid work model with relocation assistance offered to new employees.

Qualifications

• Track record of owning operationally critical systems end to end.
• Strong hands-on experience building performance-sensitive backend systems.
• Comfortable working below typical service abstractions.

Responsibilities

• Own critical infrastructure across design, implementation, rollout, operation, and iteration.
• Build and operate performant backend systems in Rust or C++.
• Design and improve distributed systems.

Skills

Rust

C++

Distributed Systems

Performance-sensitive Infrastructure

Job description

A leading AI research company in San Francisco seeks a staff-level software engineer to own critical infrastructure. This role focuses on backend and systems engineering, requiring strong experience in Rust or C++. Responsibilities include designing and operating performant backend systems and improving distributed systems. The position supports a hybrid work model with relocation assistance offered to new employees.