Software Engineer, API Multimodal
Core
Build and operate distributed systems and developer-facing APIs for OpenAI's image, audio, and real-time multimodal model capabilities.
Role type
Senior IC backend systems engineer (multimodal APIs)
Builds
High-scale APIs for image generation, speech transcription, speech generation, and low-latency voice interactions
Domain
AI/ML infrastructure, distributed systems, real-time streaming
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
backend systems design, distributed architecture, low-latency streaming, API design, production operations, Python/Go/Rust/TypeScript, concurrency management, observability, product judgment
Preferred skills
real-time streaming, audio processing, speech systems, image generation, computer vision, multimodal AI applications
Technologies
Python, Go, Rust, TypeScript
Responsibilities
Design and ship developer-facing APIs and backend services; Architect low-latency streaming and model integration systems; Partner with Research to bring new model capabilities into production; Own service availability, latency, scalability, and cost efficiency; Lead projects from design through launch and iteration
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC