Hiring: Software Engineer, Compute - Storage Company: OpenAI Location: San Francisco, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 10:38:20 Target Skills & Keywords : AI, Grafana, Kubernetes, Rust, Terraform About the job Required Skills: •Help build the storage platform that powers OpenAI’s research and production systems. This is a hands-on infrastructure role for engineers who want to work on deeply technical systems at scale and own them in production. •You’ll work across object storage, cross-region data movement, lifecycle management, and the federation layer that provides a unified interface across multiple backends. Much of our stack runs on Kubernetes, and we primarily build services in Rust. •In This Role, You Will •Build and operate storage services that underpin OpenAI’s research infrastructure •Develop object storage systems across cloud and in-house environments •Build systems for cross-region data movement, replication, and recovery •Design lifecycle management capabilities that keep data durable, available, and cost-effective •Evolve the federation layer that unifies multiple backend systems behind a simple interface Compensation: •$230,000 - $385,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!