Backend Software Engineer, Applied Foundations
OpenAI · San Francisco · Mountain View
CHECKED 23H AGO
Frontier labremote$266k–$445k
At a glance
Highlights
- Build core platform layers powering ChatGPT and Codex for millions worldwide.
- Architect scalable backend systems and APIs with focus on safety and trust.
- Design defenses that mitigate adversarial attacks without hurting UX.
What they offer
- Equity
Ideal candidate
A self-directed backend builder who owns problems end-to-end and thrives on resilient, large-scale systems. Humble, collaborative, and motivated by safe, trusted products used by millions.
Requirements
- Strong experience with distributed systems, APIs, and backend languages (e.g., Go, Python, Rust, C++)
- Experience setting up and maintaining production backend services and data pipelines
- Experience building resilient services that handle large scale and complexity
Lab profile
About OpenAI
Builds safe frontier AI models and products like ChatGPT for broad benefit.
What they build
- ChatGPT
- OpenAI API
- Frontier AI models
Known for
- Frontier-scale distributed ML training
- Massive GPU fleet and data center operations
- Exabyte-scale data lakes and streaming
- AI alignment and safety research
Key facts
- Operates one of the world's largest GPU fleets