# Backend Software Engineer
**Company:** [OpenAI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/openai)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Salary:** $185K-$305K
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Python, Go, Java, Distributed Systems, APIs, Cloud Infrastructure, Scalability, Service-Oriented Architecture, Data Analysis, Experimentation
**Posted:** 2026-06-09
> Backend engineer building scalable systems, APIs, and infrastructure powering image generation and editing in ChatGPT at global scale.
## Job Description
## Responsibilities
- Design, build, and operate backend systems that power image generation and image editing experiences in ChatGPT.
- Develop scalable APIs, services, and infrastructure that support multimodal AI workflows.
- Optimize reliability, latency, throughput, and cost across large-scale distributed systems.
- Partner with researchers to productionize new image generation capabilities and bring them to users quickly and safely.
- Collaborate closely with Android, iOS, web, and full-stack engineers to build seamless end-to-end product experiences.
- Drive technical architecture decisions across storage, serving, orchestration, and platform systems.
- Use data and experimentation to identify opportunities for improving user experience, performance, and system efficiency.
- Help shape engineering culture through technical leadership, mentorship, and operational excellence.

## Requirements
- Experience building and operating large-scale backend or distributed systems.
- Strong proficiency in modern backend technologies and cloud-native architectures.
- Experience designing APIs, service-oriented architectures, and highly reliable production systems.
- Strong analytical skills and experience using data to inform technical and product decisions.
- Strong sense of ownership and comfort navigating ambiguity in fast-moving environments.
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