Backend Software Engineer, Applied Foundations is open at OpenAI in San Francisco (hybrid). The posting gives a salary of $266K - $445K. Posted on May 7, 2026, and still on OpenAI’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
We’re hiring Backend Software Engineers to design and implement safe services and infrastructure that power our core products. What You’ll Do - Architect, build, and improve scalable backend systems and APIs. - Drive performance, reliability, and safety across distributed services. - Implement data storage, retrieval, compute, and integration solutions. - Participate in long-term architectural planning and technical…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on OpenAI’s careers page.
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