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Software Engineer, Compute - Storage

OpenAI· Scaling
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Hybrid (San Francisco), Hybrid (Seattle), Hybrid (London, UK)Full-timePosted 11mo ago

About the role

Role focused on building and operating the storage platform powering OpenAI’s research and production systems, with hands-on infrastructure work across object storage, cross-region data movement, lifecycle management, and a federation layer, primarily using Rust and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

  • Build and operate storage services that underpin OpenAI’s research infrastructure
  • Develop object storage systems across cloud and in-house environments
  • Build systems for cross-region data movement, replication, and recovery
  • Design lifecycle management capabilities that keep data durable, available, and cost-effective
  • Evolve the federation layer that unifies multiple backend systems behind a simple interface
  • Improve performance, reliability, and operational excellence across the platform
  • Collaborate closely with researchers and infrastructure teams to support rapidly evolving workloads

Qualifications

  • Have experience building or operating distributed systems in production
  • Have worked on storage infrastructure, object stores, distributed filesystems, or other data-intensive backend systems
  • Enjoy owning infrastructure end to end, including debugging and long-term reliability improvements
  • Write strong production code, ideally in Rust or another systems-oriented language
  • Are comfortable working with Kubernetes-based systems
  • Have experience with tools such as Terraform, Grafana, or similar infrastructure and observability tooling

Skills

Required:Distributed systemsStorage infrastructureKubernetes
Nice to have:RustTerraformObservability tooling (e.g., Grafana)

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
  • 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 Oct 1, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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