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Software Engineer, Services

OpenAI
$310K - $465K
medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, parental leave, paid holidays
United States, California, San Francisco
Feb 06, 2025
The Fleet team at OpenAI supports the computing environment that powers our cutting-edge research and product development. We oversee large-scale systems that span data centers, GPUs, networking, and more, ensuring high availability, performance, and efficiency. Our work enables OpenAI's models to operate seamlessly at scale, supporting both internal research and external products like ChatGPT. We prioritize safety, reliability, and responsible AI deployment over unchecked growth. About the Role As a Software Engineer, Services, you will design, build, and maintain software services that support a wide range of applications and infrastructure components across OpenAI. You will provide the backbone for our service-oriented architecture, enabling OpenAI products and research tools to operate reliably and efficiently. This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees. In this role, you will: Design and develop robust software services to support OpenAI's applications and infrastructure. Build scalable APIs and integrate cloud services to support diverse workloads. Ensure service infrastructure is reliable, secure, and capable of handling high-performance demands. Collaborate with engineering, infrastructure, and research teams to deliver efficient service-oriented solutions. Continuously improve system architecture, automation, and service monitoring. You might thrive in this role if you: Have strong software engineering skills with experience in building scalable, service-oriented architectures. Are proficient in designing and maintaining APIs, microservices, and cloud integrations. Understand best practices for service reliability, performance, and security. Enjoy solving complex system challenges and optimizing infrastructure workflows. Are proactive, detail-oriented, and thrive in dynamic environments. Value collaboration, continuous learning, and operational excellence. About OpenAI OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. OpenAI Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement For US Based Candidates: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, and requests can be made via this link. OpenAI Global Applicant Privacy Policy At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology. Compensation Range: $310K - $465K