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Software Engineer, Foundations Search

OpenAI — Agentic AI · Artificial Intelligence (AI) · Enterprise Software

San Francisco Mid $266K – $455K • Offers Equity Posted Apr 14, 2026
REST/APIsBackendAI/LLMML
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About the role

About the Team The Foundations Research team works on high-risk, high-reward ideas that could shape the next decade of AI. Our goal is to advance the science and data that enable our training and scaling efforts, with a particular focus on…

What the index says about this role

  • First seen by JobLarper — Aug 2, 2026, 76 days ago. Older postings collect hundreds of applicants — a tailored résumé matters more the longer a role has been live.
  • What Software Engineer roles ask for — across 10,383 indexed openings: REST/APIs (41%), Python (38%), Backend (38%), Cloud (33%), Go (28%). This posting names REST/APIs, Backend, AI/LLM, ML.
  • OpenAI is hiring actively — 463 open roles indexed, 81 first appeared in the last 30 days.

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