Software Engineer, Distributed Data Systems - Robotics

About this role

OpenAI seeks a Software Engineer to build and scale distributed data infrastructure supporting large-scale multimodal AI training and robotics research. You'll design resilient data pipelines, collaborate with researchers to meet complex requirements, and optimize systems handling massive computational workloads in the San Francisco office (hybrid, 3 days/week).

What you'll do

• Design and maintain distributed compute, data orchestration, and storage systems for AI training
• Scale data platforms to handle orders-of-magnitude growth while maintaining reliability
• Translate researcher requirements into production-grade infrastructure solutions
• Harden, optimize, and support critical multimodal training and evaluation pipelines
• Ensure data infrastructure security, scalability, and operational efficiency

What they're looking for

• Distributed systems design and implementation
• Large-scale infrastructure development
• Data pipeline orchestration
• Software engineering fundamentals
• System reliability and optimization
• Ability to work with ambiguity
• Organizational and project management skills

Benefits

• Hybrid work model (3 days in-office per week)
• Relocation assistance available
• Work on cutting-edge AI and robotics technology
• Collaborate with world-class researchers
• Equal opportunity employer with comprehensive non-discrimination policy