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System Software Engineer, Consumer Devices

OpenAI· Consumer Devices
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San Francisco$347k - $385kFull-timePosted 10mo ago

About the role

Role focused on designing, implementing, and debugging core platform components and image/update pipelines across OS layers to ship production‑grade system software for OpenAI consumer devices.

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and debug system‑level components and services across kernel and user space.
  • Configure and maintain OS platform services (init, services, networking, security policies) and related tooling.
  • Build and operate image and update pipelines, ensuring reliability, reproducibility, and rollback safety.
  • Instrument and analyze performance using profiling and tracing; optimize CPU, memory, I/O, and power usage.
  • Own platform observability and reliability: logging, crash capture, watchdogs, and diagnostics.
  • Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to define interfaces and deliver end‑to‑end features.
  • Establish strong engineering practices: code review, CI, reproducible builds, and release management.
  • Partner with external suppliers to support builds and deployments.

Qualifications

  • Have shipped production systems software on modern operating systems.
  • Are proficient in C/C++ and a scripting language, and comfortable with OS internals (concurrency, memory management, filesystems, networking, power management).
  • Bring strong systems debugging skills using debuggers, tracers, profilers, and logs across kernel/user‑space boundaries.
  • Understand configuration of platform services and interfaces, and can translate requirements into stable, well‑documented APIs.
  • Are fluent in user‑space foundations (service management, IPC, networking, packaging, automation).
  • Have experience building platform images and designing update mechanisms for reliability and security.

Skills

Required:C/C++Scripting languageOS internalsDebugging & observability

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
Last updated Sep 3, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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