OpenAI
Software Engineer, API Enterprise Controls
$266K–$445K
San Francisco · Full-time · Posted Aug 5, 2026
- Experience
- 9+ years of professional engineering experience, excluding internships, in relevant backend, platform, or product-driven engineering roles.
About the job
Builds and operates backend platform capabilities that let developers and enterprises use the OpenAI API securely and reliably.
What you'll do
- Own backend capabilities for authentication, service accounts, key controls, secure networking, compliance, observability, and operational workflows.
- Partner with product, go-to-market, security, infrastructure teams, and customers to shape and deliver cross-functional initiatives.
- Design developer-facing APIs and operate reliable systems across databases, streaming infrastructure, request routing, and distributed services.
What they ask for
- Exceptional backend engineering depth, product judgment, and a track record shipping API or platform capabilities.
- Experience leading large cross-functional initiatives and influencing product direction.
- Proficiency in one or more backend languages such as Python, Go, Rust, TypeScript, or similar.
- Experience with distributed systems, databases, streaming systems, request routing, authentication and identity, networking, or enterprise platform controls.
Pay
$266K – $445K (base salary)
Tools
Python, Go, Rust, TypeScript
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