Backend Software Engineer, API Multicloud
Core
Building backend services, APIs, SDK integrations, and cloud infrastructure to extend OpenAI's API platform into cloud-native environments like AWS, enabling developers to use OpenAI capabilities within their existing cloud setups.
Role type
Senior IC backend software engineer (API & cloud infrastructure)
Builds
Cloud-hosted Codex experiences, stateful agentic platform runtimes, and production-ready API extensions for AWS and other clouds.
Domain
AI infrastructure, cloud-native development, developer platforms
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Backend development (Python, Go, Rust, Typescript), distributed systems, cloud infrastructure primitives, production service ownership, architecting for multi-cloud deployment, building developer tools
Preferred skills
Experience with AI-powered tools, cross-functional collaboration with research/safety teams, navigating ambiguous technical problems
Technologies
AWS, Python, Go, Rust, Typescript
Responsibilities
Design and ship cloud-contained products for customer use, stand up cloud-hosted Codex experiences, build runtime abstractions for agentic platforms, partner with external cloud partners and internal teams, improve service reliability and scalability, shape technical direction for a growing team
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
