Backend Software Engineer, Leverage Engineering

The Leverage team at OpenAI is scaling OpenAI with OpenAI. They apply their latest models to real-world problems to assist with or automate work across the company, then share learnings with broader product and research teams. The team has built an ecosystem of automation products applied across customer operations, workplace, and engineering. They focus on prototyping fast and building for reliable long-term impact, looking for similarities and patterns in different types of work to build simple, generic patterns applicable across many domains.

As a Backend Software Engineer in the Leverage Engineering team, you'll be responsible for:

1. Owning the end-to-end development lifecycle for new platform capabilities and integrations with other systems
2. Collaborating closely with product engineers and internal customers to understand their problems and implement effective solutions
3. Working with the research team to share relevant feedback and iterate on applying their latest models

The ideal candidate should have:

• 4+ years of professional engineering experience in relevant roles at tech and product-driven companies
• Proficiency with JavaScript, React, and other web technologies
• Proficiency with a backend language (Python is used at OpenAI)
• Some experience with relational databases like Postgres/MySQL
• Interest in AI/ML (direct experience not required)
• Proven ability to thrive in fast-growing, product-driven companies

OpenAI values diversity and is committed to providing equal opportunities. They offer reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities and consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Join OpenAI in shaping the future of technology and ensuring that the benefits of AI are widely shared.