Software Engineer, Localization
Build and scale localization platforms, AI-powered translation pipelines, and internationalization libraries for OpenAI products. Requires strong backend/full-stack experience with Java, React, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
About the job
In this role, you will
- Build and scale OpenAI's localization, content, and experimentation platform used across OpenAI product teams, including open-source components:
- Develop AI-powered translation pipelines combined with human-in-the-loop review workflows.
- Design systems that reliably deliver localized product content across web and mobile apps.
- Build tools that enable linguists and localization teams to review and improve translations.
- Develop developer tooling that simplifies localization and internationalization workflows.
- Build and maintain internationalization libraries used across OpenAI products:
- Design systems that correctly handle numbers, currencies, dates, and pluralization across locales.
- Improve support for multilingual interfaces and right-to-left languages.
- Partner with product teams to improve the international readiness of new features.
You might thrive in this role if you
- Have strong software engineering experience building backend or full-stack systems.
- Have familiarity with Java, React, MySQL, and cloud infrastructure patterns such as object storage, containerized services, and Kubernetes.
- Enjoy building platforms and internal tools used by many teams.
- Have experience with or appreciation for open-source software and developer tooling.
- Are interested in combining AI systems with human workflows.
- Care about product quality and global user experience.
- Appreciate cultural and linguistic differences across regions; multilingual proficiency is a plus.
Skills
Java, React, MySQL, Kubernetes, AI, Object Storage, Translation Pipelines, Internationalization, Localization, Cloud Infrastructure
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