Software Engineering • Senior

Who you are

You have 5+ years of experience building and scaling distributed systems, with a strong focus on caching, load balancing, or storage systems. Your deep expertise with Redis, Memcached, or similar solutions includes clustering, durability configurations, and client-side connection patterns. You understand networking fundamentals and have experience with Kubernetes-based service orchestration, which allows you to effectively contribute to the design and operation of complex infrastructures.

You thrive in collaborative environments and enjoy working with cross-functional teams to ensure that infrastructure meets diverse needs. Your problem-solving skills enable you to tackle challenges related to performance, durability, and cost-effectiveness in caching solutions. You are committed to building systems that are not only efficient but also reliable and scalable, ensuring that they can handle varying workloads seamlessly.

What you'll do

In this role, you will design, build, and operate OpenAI’s multi-tenant caching platform, which is critical for various use cases across inference, identity, quota, and product experiences. You will define the long-term vision and roadmap for caching as a core infrastructure capability, balancing performance, durability, and cost. Collaborating with other infrastructure teams, such as networking, observability, and databases, will be essential to ensure that the caching platform meets the needs of product teams.

You will be responsible for implementing best practices in caching strategies and optimizing the performance of the caching layer. Your role will involve monitoring system performance and making adjustments as necessary to minimize latency and maximize throughput. You will also engage in troubleshooting and resolving issues that arise within the caching infrastructure, ensuring high availability and reliability for all users.

What we offer

At OpenAI, you will be part of a mission-driven team focused on building safe and beneficial artificial general intelligence. We provide a collaborative work environment where your contributions will directly impact the future of technology. You will have opportunities for professional growth and development, working alongside some of the brightest minds in the field. We encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't match every requirement, as we value diverse perspectives and backgrounds.