Software Engineer, API Frontiers is open at OpenAI in New York City (hybrid). The posting gives a salary of $266K - $445K. Posted on Sep 11, 2026, and still on OpenAI’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
We are looking for a backend software engineer to build and operate the services behind the Responses API. You will shape API behavior, bring new capabilities from research into production, and make long-running agent workflows dependable and fast. The work combines distributed systems engineering with product judgment: designing useful developer interfaces, managing staged rollouts, and following production issues…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on OpenAI’s careers page.
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