About OpenAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. We're building safe and beneficial AI systems and tools that are used by hundreds of millions of people around the world.
About the Role
We're seeking a Member of Technical Staff for our Applied Engineering team to build and ship the systems that power OpenAI's products. In this role, you'll work across the full stack—from model-serving infrastructure to user-facing product surfaces—bringing cutting-edge AI capabilities from research into reliable, scalable production systems. You'll partner closely with our research teams to transform frontier AI models into products that reach hundreds of millions of users worldwide.
This is an opportunity to work on some of the most challenging engineering problems at the intersection of AI research and production systems, where your contributions will have immediate and meaningful impact on how people interact with AI technology.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain the distributed systems infrastructure that serves OpenAI's AI models at scale
- Develop full-stack solutions spanning from backend infrastructure to user-facing product features
- Collaborate closely with research teams to productionize frontier AI capabilities and bring them to market quickly
- Optimize system performance with a focus on latency, reliability, and scalability to support hundreds of millions of users
- Build robust model-serving infrastructure that handles high-volume traffic with low latency
- Implement monitoring, observability, and reliability practices to ensure system health and performance
- Contribute to architectural decisions that shape how OpenAI's products scale and evolve
- Ship features rapidly while maintaining high standards for code quality and system reliability
Qualifications
- Deep experience building and operating distributed systems in production environments
- Strong proficiency in Python, Go, or Rust with the ability to write clean, maintainable code
- Proven track record of building systems that operate reliably at scale
- Strong understanding of system performance optimization, with particular attention to latency and throughput
- Experience with cloud infrastructure and modern deployment practices
- Ability to work across the full stack, from infrastructure to user-facing features
- Strong collaboration skills and experience working closely with cross-functional teams
- Bias toward action and shipping—you're motivated by getting your work into users' hands quickly
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to navigate ambiguity in a fast-paced environment
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with machine learning infrastructure or model serving systems
- Background in high-performance computing or large-scale data processing
- Familiarity with containerization, orchestration, and modern DevOps practices
- Experience building APIs and services consumed by millions of users
- Contributions to open-source projects or technical communities
What We Offer
- The opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI technology that impacts hundreds of millions of people
- Direct collaboration with world-class researchers and engineers
- A fast-paced environment where you can ship meaningful work quickly
- Competitive compensation including salary, equity, and benefits
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
- Generous paid time off and parental leave
- Professional development opportunities and learning resources
- A mission-driven culture focused on ensuring AI benefits all of humanity
Our Commitment
OpenAI is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.
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