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Research Engineer

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Job Summary :

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. As a Senior Research Engineer, you will design, implement, and optimize large-scale ML systems, collaborating with research scientists and working across the stack from algorithm design to deployment.

Responsibilities :

  • Design, implement, and evaluate large-scale ML pipelines and core system components.
  • Build and integrate infrastructure to support model training, experimentation, and deployment.
  • Collaborate with research scientists to translate algorithmic ideas into robust, performant systems.
  • Own projects end-to-end—from prototype to large-scale production—balancing iteration speed with reliability.

Qualifications : Required :

  • Design, implement, and evaluate large-scale ML pipelines and core system components.
  • Build and integrate infrastructure to support model training, experimentation, and deployment.
  • Collaborate with research scientists to translate algorithmic ideas into robust, performant systems.
  • Own projects end-to-end—from prototype to large-scale production—balancing iteration speed with reliability.
  • Have taken ML systems from concept to production at scale.
  • Have strong software engineering fundamentals (distributed systems, data storage, performance optimization) alongside applied ML skills.
  • Are comfortable working across boundaries of research, engineering, and infrastructure.
  • Enjoy both deep technical problem-solving and the scrappy execution required in a zero-to-one environment.
  • Company :

    OpenAI creates artificial intelligence technologies to assist with tasks and provide support for human activities. Founded in 2015, headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, team size 201-500 employees, currently Growth Stage. OpenAI has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships.

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