Backend Software Engineer, ChatGPT ImageGen
OpenAI · San Francisco
CHECKED 1H AGO
Frontier labremote$185k–$305k
At a glance
Highlights
- Power image creation and editing for hundreds of millions of users.
- Scale orchestration for billions of image generations and edits.
- Bring cutting-edge multimodal research to ChatGPT creative workflows.
What they offer
- Equity
Ideal candidate
Experienced backend builder who thrives in ambiguity and owns large-scale distributed systems end-to-end. Passionate about translating multimodal AI research into reliable, high-impact creative experiences for millions.
Requirements
- Experience building and operating large-scale backend or distributed systems
- Strong proficiency in modern backend technologies and cloud-native architectures
- Experience designing APIs, service-oriented architectures, and highly reliable production systems
- Highly analytical and enjoy using data to inform technical and product decisions
- Strong sense of ownership and comfortable navigating ambiguity in fast-moving environments
- Excited by multimodal AI and defining infrastructure for visual creation
- Deep curiosity about translating cutting-edge AI research into products for millions
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