System Software Engineer, Consumer Devices is open at OpenAI in San Francisco. The posting gives a salary of $347K - $385K. Posted on Dec 16, 2025, and still on OpenAI’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
We’re seeking a System Software Engineer to design, implement, and debug core platform components and the pipelines that build and update system images. You’ll work across operating system layers, focusing on performance, security, and deep system debugging to ship production‑grade systems. In this role, you will: - Design, implement, and debug system‑level components and services across kernel and user space. -…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on OpenAI’s careers page.
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