Software Engineer, Cloud Agents

Details

The Cloud Agents team builds product infrastructure for long-running agents in the cloud, including orchestration, sandboxing and isolation, secure environment connectivity, secrets and identity, observability, reliability, and cost controls. These agents securely connect to diverse developer and customer environments and use tools to accomplish goals. The team partners with product, research, and infrastructure teams to build dependable platforms for OpenAI products and developers.

The role involves building and scaling a cloud agent platform, designing and operating systems for orchestrating agents at scale, and working with product engineers on ChatGPT, the API, and Codex. Strong backend or infrastructure experience is important. Experience with Python, Rust, distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, or product platforms is especially helpful.

Responsibilities

• Design and scale orchestration, sandboxing, and storage systems for agentic workloads across Codex, ChatGPT, and the OpenAI API.
• Partner with product engineers to build a platform that enables rapid product development and turns feedback into robust abstractions.
• Improve reliability, security, performance, and cost efficiency for long-running agents.
• Deploy services that operate across different environments and clouds.

Requirements

• 9+ years of professional engineering experience, excluding internships, in relevant roles at technology and product-driven companies.
• Experience leading large-scale backend, platform, or infrastructure projects from ambiguous problem statements through production deployment.
• Proficiency in one or more backend languages such as Python, Go, Rust, TypeScript, or similar, with the ability to work across service, platform, and product boundaries.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, cloud platforms, and production reliability.
• Interest in abstracting complex infrastructure and building platforms that help product engineers move faster.
• Interest in building platforms for engineers and developers and working closely with users to make complex infrastructure simple.
• Comfort working at a fast pace while maintaining security and operational excellence.

Benefits

• Equity, performance-related bonuses for eligible employees, and benefits in addition to base salary.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts.
• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare, dependent care, and commuter expenses.
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match.
• Paid parental, medical, and caregiver leave.
• Paid time off, company holidays, office closures, and paid sick or safe time as required by applicable law.
• Mental health and wellness support.
• Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage.
• Annual learning and development stipend.
• Daily office meals and eligible meal delivery credits.
• Relocation support for eligible employees.
• Additional benefits may include charitable donation matching and wellness stipends.

OpenAI is an equal opportunity employer. Background checks will be administered in accordance with applicable law, and reasonable accommodations are available to applicants with disabilities.