
OpenAI
Software Engineer, Infrastructure
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Job Description
We’re hiring Software Engineers to join our broader Infrastructure organization, which supports multiple high-impact teams. Depending on your interests and experience, you could work on one of several focus areas—including Core Distributed Systems, Reliability Engineering, Observability, Developer Productivity or Cloud Infrastructure. All teams are deeply collaborative, work on mission-critical services, and are responsible for building distributed, scalable infrastructure to bring OpenAI’s technology to the world through products like ChatGPT and the OpenAI API. You’ll work closely with stakeholders to understand infrastructure, data and compute needs, setting the technical strategy that supports cutting-edge research and product development. This is a critical role for someone who is passionate about solving complex engineering problems at scale, ensuring their performance, scalability and reliability.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Strong software engineering skills with experience in Python, Go, C++, Rust, or similar languages.
- Experience designing, operating, or scaling distributed systems or developer infrastructure.
- Comfort working in Linux environments, and with tools like Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and modern observability stacks.
- Ability to navigate complex systems and a willingness to dig deep when debugging tricky issues.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, especially in cross-functional settings.
- 4+ years of relevant industry experience, with 2+ years leading large scale, complex projects or teams as an engineer or tech lead
- A passion for distributed systems at scale with a focus on reliability, scalability, security, and continuous improvement.
- Excellent communication skills, with ability to build consensus among stakeholders both internally and externally.
Skills & Technologies
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Employment Type
Full Time
Experience Level
Senior
Salary Range
$210,000 – $405,000
Location
Seattle, WA
Posted
1 day ago
Country
US