Software Engineer, Distributed Data Systems - Robotics
Core
Design and scale distributed data infrastructure powering large-scale multimodal training and evaluation for OpenAI's robotics and AI systems.
Role type
Senior IC distributed systems engineer (data infrastructure)
Builds
Distributed compute, data orchestration, distributed storage, streaming infrastructure, and machine learning infrastructure
Domain
AI research, robotics, large-scale data systems
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
distributed systems, large-scale infrastructure, data engineering, software engineering fundamentals, system reliability, system optimization
Preferred skills
detail-oriented approach, ability to work in ambiguous environments, rapid adaptation
Technologies
distributed compute, data orchestration, distributed storage, streaming infrastructure, machine learning infrastructure
Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain data infrastructure systems ensuring scalability, reliability, and security; Ensure data platform scales by orders of magnitude while remaining reliable and efficient; Partner with researchers to translate requirements into production-ready systems; Harden, optimize, and maintain critical data infrastructure systems.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
