Software Engineer, Traffic Infrastructure
Core
Design, build, and operate networking and traffic infrastructure connecting OpenAI's products and services across clouds and regions.
Role type
Senior IC software engineer (cloud networking & traffic infrastructure)
Builds
Ingress/egress gateways, service proxies, control planes, and cloud networking infrastructure
Domain
Cloud networking, distributed systems, multi-cloud environments
Required skills
Cloud networking, Kubernetes networking, proxies and gateways, service meshes, load balancing, global traffic routing, networking fundamentals (IP, TCP/UDP, DNS, NAT, TLS, HTTP/gRPC), Go/Rust/C++/Python, production software development, failure diagnosis, system design, automation
Preferred skills
Experience with Envoy, NGINX, Istio, Cilium, telemetry tooling, security implementation
Technologies
Kubernetes, Envoy, NGINX, Istio, Cilium, Go, Rust, C++, Python
Responsibilities
Design ingress/egress and service-to-service connectivity; Develop proxies, gateways, controllers, and automation; Build cloud networking infrastructure (private connectivity, NAT, isolation); Diagnose failures and performance bottlenecks; Build telemetry and diagnostic tools; Partner with Security to implement traffic-path protections; Improve latency, throughput, and availability; Create clear interfaces and safe defaults for service teams
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
