# Software Engineer, Localization

**Company:** [OpenAI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/openai)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $185k – $300k/yr
**Skills:** Java, React, MySQL, Kubernetes, AI, Object Storage, Translation Pipelines, Internationalization, Localization, Cloud Infrastructure
**Posted:** 2026-03-18

> 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.

## Job Description

## 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.

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