OpenAI
Backend Software Engineer, Applied Foundations
$266K–$445K
San Francisco +1 · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted May 7, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco
Mountain View
About the job
Designs and builds secure, scalable backend services and infrastructure for OpenAI’s core products.
What you'll do
- Architect and improve scalable backend systems and APIs, including data storage, retrieval, compute, and integrations.
- Drive performance, reliability, and safety across distributed services; contribute to architectural planning and design reviews.
- Collaborate across teams to mitigate adversarial attacks while preserving user experience.
What they ask for
- Experience with distributed systems, APIs, and backend languages.
- Experience setting up and maintaining production backend services and data pipelines.
Pay
$266K – $445K (USD, base salary)
Tools
Go, Python, Rust, C++
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