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Software Engineer – Online Storage
| Company | OpenAI |
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| Location | Seattle, WA, USA |
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| Salary | $255000 – $405000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | |
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| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
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Requirements
- 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
Responsibilities
- 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
- Own the reliability of the systems you build, including participating in an on-call rotation to address critical incidents
Preferred Qualifications
- 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
