Backend Software Engineer, Enterprise Agents

Details

The Enterprise Agents team is scaling OpenAI with OpenAI. We apply our latest models to real-world problems to assist with or automate work across the company, then share learnings back to product and research teams. The team builds an ecosystem of automation products used across customer operations, workplace, and engineering. This role blends production-ready platform architecture with new technologies and paradigms to enable interactions and automations that are both functional and delightful.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end development lifecycle for new platform capabilities and integrations with other systems.
• Collaborate closely with product engineers and internal customers to understand their problems and implement effective solutions.
• Work with the research team to share relevant feedback and iterate on applying their latest models.
• Get foundational details right: data models, architecture, and security, in service of enabling great products.

Requirements

• 7+ years of professional engineering experience (excluding internships) in relevant roles at tech and product-driven companies.
• Proficiency with JavaScript, React, and other web technologies.
• Proficiency with a backend language (the team uses Python).
• Some experience with relational databases such as Postgres or MySQL.
• Interest in AI/ML (direct experience not required).
• Proven ability to thrive in fast-growing, product-driven companies by navigating loosely defined tasks and managing competing priorities and deadlines.
• Former founder or early engineer at a startup who has built a product from scratch is a plus.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay (listed range available separately) plus equity and potential performance-related bonuses.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts.
• Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses.
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match.
• Paid parental, medical, and caregiver leave.
• Flexible PTO and paid company holidays and office closures.
• Mental health and wellness support; employer-paid basic life and disability coverage.
• Annual learning and development stipend; daily meals in offices and meal delivery credits as eligible.
• Relocation support for eligible employees and additional fringe benefits such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends.

Equal Opportunity & Compliance

OpenAI is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. Background checks will be administered in accordance with applicable law. Additional policy and compliance links are available in the original posting.