OpenAI
AI research and deployment
Staff/SeniorStaffBackendSoftwareEngineer,WorkspaceAgents
“Staff / Senior Staff Backend Software Engineer, Workspace Agents at OpenAI. Skills: backend engineering, distributed systems, enterprise product. Design, build, and operate backend systems. power Workspace Agents”
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
7+ years of professional backend engineering experience, Proficient in one or more backend languages (e.g., Python, Go, Rust, or similar), distributed systems concepts, backend engineering fundamentals, distributed systems, service architecture, APIs, data modeling, reliability, performance, production operations, Experience building scalable product systems, complex workflows, multi-user environments, enterprise customers, operating in ambiguous, fast-moving settings, pragmatic tradeoffs, balance near-term product iteration with long-term system quality, High agency, execution velocity, work across boundaries
Nice to Have
product-driven environments, infrastructure-heavy environments, enterprise-oriented environments, enterprise software, workflow automation, platform products, integrations, trust-sensitive systems, AI agents, workplace productivity, frontier model capabilities
What You'll Do.
and operate backend systems
power Workspace Agents
support adoption across organizations
Develop core infrastructure
agents more configurable
agents more extensible
agents more effective
Build systems connect agentic experiences
maintaining product quality
Work across technical challenges
enterprise integrations
workspace-scale systems
translate fast-moving model insights
scalable product capabilities
shape the technical direction
high-priority product area
Operate with high ownership
drive meaningful end-to-end outcomes
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner closely across product, design, research, and engineering; work across boundaries as the team defines and scales a new product area
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