Staff / Senior Staff Backend Engineer, B2B Flywheel
Core
Design and operate real-time backend systems and data pipelines that capture, process, and translate product usage signals into actionable insights for OpenAI's B2B models and products.
Role type
Staff Backend Engineer (Data Infrastructure & Systems)
Builds
High-scale API services, data pipelines, event systems, and analytical tooling for B2B feedback loops.
Domain
AI Systems / Enterprise B2B Products / Data Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
distributed systems, API services, data modeling, reliability, performance, production operations, data pipelines, event systems, logging/telemetry infrastructure, large-scale data processing
Preferred skills
data science workflows, statistics, ML, research engineering, ambiguous environment navigation, high ownership, startup experience
Technologies
(none explicitly listed)
Responsibilities
Design and build backend systems capturing product and usage signals; Build reliable data pipelines translating raw signals into insights and training datasets; Operate high-traffic, low-latency services with strict privacy requirements; Collaborate with data science and product teams to measure system behavior; Develop systems supporting model feedback loops including classifiers and analytical tooling; Operate with high ownership in a small, fast-moving team
Seniority
Staff, deep technical leadership & broad ownership