Backend Software Engineer, Applied Foundations

About this role

Join OpenAI's Applied Foundations team to design and build scalable backend systems powering ChatGPT and other core products. You'll develop reliable, secure infrastructure handling identity, safety, payments, and commerce at global scale across distributed services.

What you'll do

• Architect and build scalable backend systems and APIs
• Ensure performance, reliability, and safety across distributed services
• Implement data storage, retrieval, compute, and integration solutions
• Participate in architectural planning and technical design reviews
• Collaborate on safety solutions to mitigate adversarial attacks

What they're looking for

• Distributed systems design
• Backend languages (Go, Python, Rust, C++)
• APIs and microservices
• Production backend services and data pipelines
• Large-scale systems handling
• Problem-solving and self-direction
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Security and safety mindset