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Research Engineer, Retrieval & Search, Applied Engineering

OpenAI· Applied AI
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San Francisco$293k - $585kFull-timePosted 11mo ago

About the role

Experienced Research Engineer focused on retrieval and search across OpenAI's API and ChatGPT, driving production-ready retrieval methodologies and exploring novel research to inform product strategy.

Responsibilities

  • Work on retrieval & search algorithms and methodologies in close collaboration with our research team, including problems in such domains as document search, enterprise search, knowledge retrieval, and web-scale search.
  • Deploy these search methodologies into production in both the API and ChatGPT to be used by millions of end users.
  • Explore novel research topics in retrieval & search that may inform our product strategy in the medium and long term.
  • Partner with researchers, engineers, product managers, and designers to bring new features and research capabilities to the world

Qualifications

  • Have extensive prior experience building and maintaining production machine learning systems.
  • Have prior experience working with vector databases, search indices, or other data stores for search and retrieval use cases
  • Have prior experience building and iterating on internet-scale search systems
  • Own problems end-to-end, and are willing to pick up whatever knowledge you're missing to get the job done
  • Have the ability to move fast in an environment where things are sometimes loosely defined and may have competing priorities or deadlines

Skills

Required:Production ML systemsVector databases / search indicesInternet-scale search

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
  • Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
  • Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
  • Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
  • 13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)
  • Mental health and wellness support
  • Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
  • Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth
  • Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
  • Relocation support for eligible employees
  • Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends, may also be provided.
Last updated Jul 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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