Software Engineer, Data Acquisition, Mid Level
Jobright.ai
San francisco,
California,
United States
Information Technology
H-1B
Job posted on August 8, 2025
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Job Description:
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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. They are seeking a skilled Software Engineer to join their Data Acquisition team, responsible for all aspects of data collection to support model training operations. The role involves leading engineering projects in data acquisition, collaborating with various teams, and developing scalable distributed systems.
Responsibilities: • Own and lead engineering projects in the area of data acquisition including web crawling, data ingestion, and search. • Collaborate with other sub-teams, such as Data Processing, Architecture, and Scaling, to ensure smooth data flow and system operability. • Work closely with the legal team to handle any compliance or data privacy-related matters. • Develop and deploy highly scalable distributed systems capable of handling petabytes of data. • Architect and implement algorithms for data indexing and search capabilities. • Build and maintain backend services for data storage, including work with key-value databases and synchronization. • Deploy solutions in a Kubernetes Infrastructure-as-Code environment and perform routine system checks. • Conduct and analyze experiments on data to provide insights into system performance.
Qualifications:
Required: • BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or a related field. • 4+ years of industry experience in software development. • Strong expertise in large stateful distributed systems and data processing. • Proficiency in Kubernetes, and Infrastructure-as-Code concepts. • Willingness and enthusiasm for trying new approaches and technologies. • Ability to handle multiple tasks and adapt to changing priorities. • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
Preferred: • Experience with large web crawlers a plus
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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Job Summary: OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. They are seeking a skilled Software Engineer to join their Data Acquisition team, responsible for all aspects of data collection to support model training operations. The role involves leading engineering projects in data acquisition, collaborating with various teams, and developing scalable distributed systems.
Responsibilities: • Own and lead engineering projects in the area of data acquisition including web crawling, data ingestion, and search. • Collaborate with other sub-teams, such as Data Processing, Architecture, and Scaling, to ensure smooth data flow and system operability. • Work closely with the legal team to handle any compliance or data privacy-related matters. • Develop and deploy highly scalable distributed systems capable of handling petabytes of data. • Architect and implement algorithms for data indexing and search capabilities. • Build and maintain backend services for data storage, including work with key-value databases and synchronization. • Deploy solutions in a Kubernetes Infrastructure-as-Code environment and perform routine system checks. • Conduct and analyze experiments on data to provide insights into system performance.
Qualifications:
Required: • BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or a related field. • 4+ years of industry experience in software development. • Strong expertise in large stateful distributed systems and data processing. • Proficiency in Kubernetes, and Infrastructure-as-Code concepts. • Willingness and enthusiasm for trying new approaches and technologies. • Ability to handle multiple tasks and adapt to changing priorities. • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
Preferred: • Experience with large web crawlers a plus
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.