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Software Engineer, Localization

San Francisco💼 Full-time🗓 2026-03-18 → 2026-09-26

Core

Build and scale OpenAI's localization, content, and experimentation platform to enable global product launches and seamless multilingual user experiences.

Role type

Senior Software Engineer (Platform/Infrastructure)

Builds

AI-powered translation pipelines, developer tooling, and internationalization libraries for web and mobile apps.

Domain

AI Systems / Developer Platforms / Global Product Infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Backend or full-stack system design, Java, React, MySQL, cloud infrastructure (object storage, containers, Kubernetes), open-source software development, developer tooling creation, multilingual interface support, localization library design.

Preferred skills

AI systems integration with human workflows, cultural and linguistic diversity appreciation, multilingual proficiency.

Technologies

Java, React, MySQL, Kubernetes, object storage, containerized services

Responsibilities

Develop AI-powered translation pipelines with human-in-the-loop review; design systems for delivering localized content across web and mobile; build tools for linguists to review translations; develop internationalization libraries handling numbers, currencies, dates, and pluralization; partner with product teams on international readiness.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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