OpenAI

Technology

BackendSoftwareEngineer,APIMulticloud

$293–385k San Francisco, California, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Backend Software Engineer, API Multicloud at OpenAI. Skills: API platform, Cloud environments, Backend services. Build backend services. Build APIs”

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Problem solving

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

7+ years professional engineering experience, Proficient in backend languages, Proficient in distributed systems concepts, Experience building developer tools, Experience turning ambiguous problems into systems, Experience with cloud infrastructure primitives, Experience with production service ownership

Nice to Have

Experience building cloud services is a plus, Experience collaborating cross-functionally is a plus, Interest in AI infrastructure, Interest in agentic systems, Interest in developer platforms, Interest in AI/ML

What You'll Do.

Build backend services

Build SDK integrations

Build authentication flows

Build cloud service infrastructure

Adapt first-party deployments

Build backend systems

Build infrastructure systems

Design cloud-contained products

Use OpenAI capabilities

Keep workloads within cloud

Keep data within cloud

Stand up cloud-hosted Codex

Build infrastructure abstractions

Build runtime abstractions

Partner with cloud partners

Partner with internal teams

Translate capabilities into systems

Improve observability

Improve operational maturity

Shape technical direction

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Partner product groups; External cloud partners; Internal teams

Communication Scope

Technical communication

Full Job Description

About the Team OpenAI’s API Multicloud team is responsible for extending OpenAI’s API platform into strategic cloud environments, starting with AWS https://openai.com/index/openai-on-aws/. The team’s mission is to distribute OpenAI’s API broadly and safely by enabling key API technologies in cloud-native environments, in close partnership with Amazon and internal teams across Codex, Research, Safety Systems, and Applied. The team is focused on bringing core developer and enterprise capabilities into cloud-native environments, including cloud-hosted Codex, model customization / post-training as a service, and new stateful runtime environments for agentic workloads. This work sits at the intersection of production ML systems, developer platforms, model behavior, and large-scale infrastructure. About the Role We’re looking for a backend engineer who can quickly understand OpenAI’s models, products, and systems, then adapt first-party deployments for other cloud platforms. You’ll build backend services, APIs, SDK integrations, authentication flows, and cloud service infrastructure that let developers use OpenAI capabilities in the cloud environments where they already build. This role involves working across teams, sometimes embedded with partner product groups, to ship products quickly and across multiple platforms at the same time. It’s a strong fit for engineers who have built developer tools, especially AI-powered tools, communicate clearly across technical boundaries, and can shape architectures that support different deployment models; experience building cloud services is a strong plus. In this role, you will: - Build backend and infrastructure systems that extend OpenAI’s API platform into cloud-native environments, like AWS. - Design and ship cloud-contained products that allow customers to use OpenAI capabilities while keeping workloads and data within cloud environments. - Help stand up cloud-hosted Codex experiences powered by the OpenAI Responses API. - Bui

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