Software Engineer, Habitat (Online Data) is open at OpenAI in Seattle. The posting gives a salary of $266K - $445K. Posted on Apr 14, 2025, and still on OpenAI’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
, YOU WILL - Design and build core abstractions spanning storage, caching, routing, CDC, and privacy enforcement - Own a major surface area end to end, from product and API design to operational excellence - Improve latency, correctness, and cost efficiency for real production workloads at massive scale - Build strong instrumentation, debugging workflows, and developer-first tooling - Collaborate closely with…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on OpenAI’s careers page.
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