Backend Engineer, Consumer Devices is open at OpenAI in San Francisco. The posting gives a salary of $293K - $325K. Posted on Jan 20, 2026, and still on OpenAI’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
As a Backend Engineer, you will design and build services, APIs, and infrastructure that support evolving product needs. You’ll apply a deep understanding of backend systems and maintain enough end-to-end context—from hardware to cloud—to guide technical decisions that best serve the product and team. We’re looking for engineers who thrive in fast-paced, collaborative environments and care deeply about building…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on OpenAI’s careers page.
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