Backend Software Engineer, GTM Innovation is open at OpenAI in San Francisco (hybrid). The posting gives a salary of $347K - $445K. Posted on Feb 4, 2026, and still on OpenAI’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
We’re looking for a product-minded backend engineer to build the systems behind a new generation of AI coworkers: persistent agents that understand their environment, take on meaningful work, and improve over time. You’ll design and ship the foundational infrastructure that makes these agents effective in production, from durable workflow orchestration to long-running agent loops built on the Codex harness to the…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on OpenAI’s careers page.
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