Principal Software Engineer, B2B Engineering
$385,000 – $490,000 USD
Tech Stack
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and scale the backend services, APIs, and infrastructure that power OpenAI’s developer and enterprise products.
- Lead the architecture of distributed systems, databases, and data pipelines for large-scale, high-reliability production workloads.
- Own major platform capabilities end-to-end, from early technical strategy through implementation, launch, and long-term operation.
- Shape the design of APIs with care and intentionality, treating API interfaces as core product surfaces and driving a high-quality developer experience.
- Drive technical direction across complex problem spaces, making sound architectural tradeoffs that balance speed, quality, and long-term maintainability.
Soft Skills
Technical Decision-MakingCross-Functional Collaboration
Culture
Cross-Functional TeamsMission-DrivenCustomer-ObsessedInclusive Hiring
Requirements
Regions: Us
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About OpenAI
Industry: ai
Size: medium
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity by pushing the boundaries of AI capabilities and safely deploying them.
View company profile →Compensation
Base salary: $385,000 – $490,000 USD