Software Engineer - Data Aquisition (systems) is open at OpenAI in San Francisco. The posting gives a salary of $295K - $536K. Posted on Jul 27, 2026, and still on OpenAI’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
As a Software Engineer on this team, you will build and operate the infrastructure that supports frontier research and critical research-facing systems. You will work on systems that sit close to the metal, but the role is not limited to classic operations or sysadmin work. We are looking for someone who can reason about networking, bootstrapping, Kubernetes, scalability, automation, and reliability - while also…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on OpenAI’s careers page.
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