About the Team
We are the Online Storage team powering ChatGPT, Sora, and the OpenAI APIs. We’re a growing team set up to own the databases and online‑storage infrastructure that serve all our products.
About the Role
As OpenAI scales, we’re seeking experienced, problem‑solving engineers to build robust, high‑performance, and scalable database systems. Our ability to rapidly iterate on products while ensuring reliability and speed is key to our success.
You’ll work in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment, building systems that serve hundreds of millions of users globally, with a strong emphasis on safety, reliability, and performance.
We’re hiring skilled software engineers to join the Online Storage team. You’ll help design and build a large‑scale database, collaborate with various product teams to scale it to meet their needs, and own operational excellence by defining SLAs and KPIs that directly satisfy stakeholder expectations. This is a critical role for engineers who thrive on solving complex, large‑scale challenges and are passionate about building resilient systems that perform under load.
In this role, you will:
Design and build highly scalable, reliable, and performant database
Design and build highly simple and intuitive APIs for the underlying database
Analyze and resolve performance and scalability bottlenecks to improve overall system efficiency
Debug, instrument, and fix system issues — from pinpointing root causes to delivering long-term solutions
Define technical strategy and guide the development of robust infrastructure that supports high-scale production systems and evolving business needs
Collaborate closely with product teams to deeply understand requirements and deliver impactful solutions
Boost engineering productivity by building intuitive tools and systems that empower fellow developers
Foster an inclusive team culture, encouraging diverse perspectives, radical candor, and thoughtful challenge to groupthink
Own the reliability of the systems you build, including participating in an on-call rotation to address critical incidents
You might thrive in this role if you:
Have experience building (and rebuilding) production systems to support new product capabilities and growing scale
Care deeply about the end-user experience and take pride in solving real customer needs
Embrace a humble, collaborative mindset and go the extra mile to support your teammates and the broader mission
Own problems end-to-end — you're comfortable learning on the fly to fill gaps and get things done
Build internal tools that improve workflows when off-the-shelf solutions fall short
Have hands-on experience with distributed systems such as data storage, caching, search, or other backend infrastructure components
Prioritize the reliability, scalability, and performance of large-scale systems
Thrive in ambiguous, fast-paced environments and enjoy iterating rapidly on product and research initiatives
Qualifications:
4+ years of industry experience, including 2+ years leading large-scale, complex projects or technical initiatives as an engineer or tech lead
Strong passion for building distributed systems at scale, with a focus on reliability, scalability, security, and continuous improvement
Expertise in systems programming, with hands-on experience in multi-threading and concurrency; proficiency in C++ and/or Python is highly preferred
Preferably, domain experience in areas such as databases, large-scale data systems, storage, caching, search, or other core components of distributed infrastructure
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build consensus across diverse technical and non-technical stakeholders
About OpenAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.
We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.
For US Based Candidates: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, and requests can be made via this link .
At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology.
$255K – $405K • Offers Equity
The base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
In addition to the salary range listed above, total compensation also includes generous equity and benefits.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family
Mental health and wellness support
401(k) plan with 50% matching
Generous time off, many company holidays, and multiple coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge.
Paid parental leave (24 weeks paid birth-parent leave & 20-week paid parental leave) and family-planning support
Annual learning & development stipend ($1,500 per year)
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