About the job
About Our Team
At OpenAI, we are dedicated to ensuring that artificial general intelligence (AGI) serves and benefits all of humanity. A vital component of this mission involves developing models that genuinely understand and resonate with human preferences. Our Human Data team is instrumental in making this a reality.
The Human Data engineering team is responsible for creating sophisticated systems that facilitate scalable and high-quality human feedback, which is crucial for training and refining OpenAI's most advanced models. Our engineers work in close collaboration with top-tier researchers to implement alignment techniques—from initial experimental concepts to production-ready feedback loops.
Position Overview
We are seeking passionate software engineers to become part of the Human Data team, tasked with developing the platforms, prototypes, tools, and infrastructure essential for training, aligning, and evaluating our AI models. In this role, you will collaborate with researchers and cross-functional teams to actualize alignment concepts, influence the training of future models, and enhance how our models engage with the real world.
We are looking for individuals who thrive on technical ownership, enjoy working across the stack, and are eager to tackle complex challenges in a dynamic, impactful environment.
This position is based in San Francisco, CA, and follows a hybrid work model of three days in the office each week. We also provide relocation assistance for new hires.
Your Responsibilities
Develop and maintain robust full-stack systems for feedback collection, data labeling, and evaluation pipelines while ensuring high levels of security.
Convert experimental alignment research into scalable production infrastructure, including inference and model training systems.
Design and enhance user-facing tools and backend services to support high-quality data workflows.
Collaborate with researchers, engineers, and program leads to refine feedback loops and model interaction strategies.
Lead infrastructure improvements that promote faster iterations and scaling across OpenAI’s cutting-edge models, from internal research tools to production-level ChatGPT.
Qualifications
Proven software engineering skills with experience in building scalable production systems.
A strong preference for full-stack development with end-to-end ownership—from backend pipelines to user interfaces.
Driven by high-impact projects and capable of navigating ambiguous challenges.

