Software Engineer, Backend — Dots

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• Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs.
• Develop data models and improve database performance.
• Build integrations with third-party services.
• Improve system reliability, security, and observability.
• Write tested, maintainable code and participate in code reviews.
• Investigate production issues and address their root causes.
• Help shape technical decisions as the product grows.
• Experience building and operating backend applications in production.
• Strong proficiency in a backend programming language.
• Solid understanding of API design, relational databases, and data modeling.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, automated testing, and deployment workflows.
• Ability to balance speed with quality and make practical technical decisions.
• Clear communication and a collaborative approach to solving problems.

Preferred

• Experience with distributed systems, background jobs, and event-driven architectures.
• Familiarity with caching, queues, and performance optimization.
• Experience working on a small team or an early-stage product.
• OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.
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• At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology.

• Equity
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account Contributions
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Commuter Benefits
• 401(k) With Employer Match
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Medical Leave
• Paid Caregiver Leave
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Company Holidays
• Paid Sick or Safe Time
• Mental Health and Wellness Support
• Life Insurance
• Disability Coverage
• Learning and Development Stipend
• Office Meals
• Meal Delivery Credits
• Relocation Support
• Charitable Donation Matching
• Wellness Stipends
• Performance-Related Bonuses