Backend Software Engineer, ChatGPT Engineering
About the Team Core backend engineering is central to delivering reliable, scalable, and performant AI-driven products. Our Backend teams span Search Infrastructure, Platform Engineering, Personalization, Ecosystems, Growth, and more—building services, data systems, and APIs that power ChatGPT’s global footprint.
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Backend Software Engineer, ChatGPT Engineering at OpenAI in San Francisco. UpJobz keeps this listing high-signal for applicants targeting serious high-tech roles across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. About the Team Core backend engineering is central to delivering reliable, scalable, and performant AI-driven products. Our Backend teams span Search Infrastructure, Platform Engineering, Personalization, Ecosystems, Growth, and more—building services, data systems, and APIs that power ChatGPT’s global footprint.
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- Architect, build, and improve scalable backend systems and APIs.
- Drive performance, reliability, and security across distributed services.
- Work closely with product, data science, and frontend teams.
- Implement data storage, retrieval, compute, and integration solutions.
- Participate in long-term architectural planning and technical design reviews.
- Have strong experience with distributed systems, APIs, and backend languages (e.g., Go, Python, Rust, C++).
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