Staff Software Engineer, Core Analytics

About the TeamAt OpenAI, our Core Services team plays a pivotal role in constructing and managing the essential online services that our product teams depend on for production. We specialize in foundational distributed systems and platform capabilities that ensure reliable execution, deliver high-performance services, and address large-scale data/file needs across our diverse product suite. Unlike developer and data infrastructure, our focus is on establishing robust production service foundations and core runtime services.About the RoleWe are seeking an Engineering Manager for our Core Services division. In this leadership position, you will guide teams responsible for designing and maintaining reliable, high-scale distributed systems that are vital for OpenAI’s product ecosystem. Your team will oversee the foundational production systems that serve as the backbone for our product engineering initiatives. You’ll work closely with product and infrastructure partners to expedite the delivery of dependable services and facilitate the scaling of both systems and teams as OpenAI continues to grow. Collaborating with senior engineering leaders, you will help evolve organizational structures, enhance operational processes, and spearhead significant platform initiatives. A strong technical background is essential for success in this role.Your Responsibilities Include:Leading and nurturing a high-performing team of infrastructure engineers.Overseeing teams that build and manage critical production platforms with a focus on cluster reliability, scalability, and rollout safety.Developing and operating mission-critical distributed systems with a strong emphasis on operational excellence (SLOs, incident response, capacity planning, reliability).Defining technical direction for foundational platforms, including workflow/orchestration capabilities, large-scale storage solutions, and core service infrastructures.Collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders, including product engineering teams, adjacent infrastructure teams, and finance/cost partners as necessary.Mentoring and developing engineers and aspiring leaders within the organization.You Will Excel in This Role If You:Possess extensive experience leading teams that manage mission-critical infrastructure in production environments.Have a proven track record in operating mission-critical services or building core distributed systems.Have experience in developing platform-like systems (e.g., orchestration/workflow execution, service platforms) and/or large-scale storage solutions.Are adept at building systems that enhance operational efficiencies and reliability.

About Our TeamJoin our dynamic Core Services team, where we play a pivotal role in developing and overseeing essential services that underpin our operations. We connect core infrastructure—such as compute, storage, and networking—with product engineering teams, empowering them to innovate quickly, build with dependability, and scale effectively.Role OverviewAs a Software Engineer on our Core Services team, you will be instrumental in designing and managing vital backend platforms, including caching systems, workflow orchestration, metadata storage, and file services. Your focus will be on crafting highly reliable, scalable, and efficient systems that serve as the foundation of our product offerings.We seek individuals who are passionate about developing infrastructure that enhances product teams, relish tackling challenges in distributed systems, and take pride in creating well-architected APIs and abstractions that streamline development processes.This position is based in San Francisco, CA, utilizing a hybrid work model of three days in the office each week, with relocation assistance provided to new hires.Your Responsibilities Will Include:Designing, building, and maintaining shared infrastructure services, including caching layers, workflow orchestration (e.g., Temporal), metadata stores, and file storage solutions.Collaborating with product teams to deliver scalable and reliable primitives that simplify the complexities of distributed systems.Enhancing the performance, resilience, and scalability of core services that underpin our customer-facing applications.You Will Excel in This Role If You:Possess experience with distributed systems, caching frameworks (e.g., Redis, Memcached), metadata storage solutions (e.g., FoundationDB), or workflow orchestration tools (e.g., Temporal, Cadence).Have experience managing containerized services within cloud environments and integrating them into automated CI/CD workflows.Comprehend the trade-offs involved in consistency models, replication strategies, and performance optimization for multi-region systems.Exhibit strong communication skills and thrive in collaborative environments, with a fervent commitment to delivering exceptional customer outcomes.About OpenAIOpenAI is a pioneering organization in AI research and deployment, dedicated to ensuring that artificial intelligence serves the greater good of humanity. We strive to make transformative technologies accessible and beneficial for all.

About KiddomKiddom is an innovative educational platform dedicated to fostering equity and growth in students by integrating high-quality instructional materials with engaging digital learning experiences. Our platform enables schools and districts to take charge of their curricula, resulting in personalized learning experiences that cater to the unique needs and goals of local communities. With comprehensive insights for teachers and leaders, Kiddom supports ongoing improvement in instructional decision-making, school programming, and professional development.The Systems Engineering and Core Services team is responsible for the foundational APIs, services, data storage solutions, and developer tools that ensure an exceptional product experience for our users and a seamless developer experience for our engineering teams. A typical day involves identifying challenges and collaborating cross-functionally to devise effective project plans that tackle complex problems.In this position, you will merge technical leadership with strategic influence, shaping Kiddom’s systems for scalability each academic year. You will work with programming languages like Go, TypeScript, and Python, utilizing technologies ranging from web APIs to graph databases, edge computing, and large language models (LLMs). This is a unique opportunity to spearhead technical advancements across the organization, guiding fellow engineers to achieve their best work with the tools you select and advocate for. You are exceptionally skilled at troubleshooting issues such as null pointer exceptions.Note: A set of questions is included in the application process. Failure to complete them or selecting N/A will automatically disqualify you.

Founded in 2007, Airbnb has transformed the way people travel and connect. With over 5 million hosts and more than 2 billion guest arrivals worldwide, we believe in creating authentic experiences that foster community and connection. Join us in shaping the future of travel.The Community You Will Join:The Core Foundation team is pivotal within Product Foundation, equipping product engineers with the tools to develop top-tier features across Android, iOS, and Web platforms. We specialize in Insights & Logging, Performance & App Health, and Feature Architecture, collaborating closely with Platform (iOS/Android/Web), Analytics Infrastructure, and Data Platform teams to set scalable standards.The Impact You Will Have:As the leader of the team responsible for Airbnb's foundational solutions for client applications, you will implement the architecture patterns, performance metrics, and developer-friendly platforms that will standardize and enhance product development. Your leadership will:Set a visionary long-term direction for client foundations, influencing product engineering practices across Airbnb.Encourage the adoption of uniform, cross-platform architectures and best practices for feature development.Enhance application performance and health through guardrails, insightful analytics, and efficient tooling that streamline feedback for product teams.Establish a cohesive, high-quality event logging framework that supports reliable, data-informed decisions across various platforms.A Typical Day:Define the vision and long-term technological roadmap for Core Foundation, translating them into actionable plans and measurable goals.Facilitate alignment across Platform, Backend, and Data teams, ensuring a shared commitment to standards.Collaborate with iOS/Android/Web Platform, Analytics Infrastructure, and Data Platform teams to harmonize standards, integrate functionalities, and reduce friction for product engineers.Guide technical staff in implementing lint/compilation rules, observability defaults, and configuration patterns, driving adoption through comprehensive documentation and hands-on support.Review foundational system designs, balancing immediate delivery with long-term maintenance and scalability goals.

Embrace the Future of Commerce with Whatnot!Whatnot stands as the premier live shopping platform across North America and Europe, where enthusiasts can buy, sell, and discover their favorite items. We are revolutionizing e-commerce by merging community, shopping, and entertainment into a unique marketplace tailored for you. As a collaborative remote team, we thrive on innovation and are grounded in our core values. With a presence in the US, UK, Germany, Ireland, and Poland, we are collectively shaping the future of online marketplaces.From fashion and beauty to electronics and collectibles like trading cards, comic books, and live plants, our live auctions cater to diverse interests.And this is just the beginning! As one of the fastest-growing marketplaces, we are in search of visionary problem solvers across all departments. Stay updated with our latest endeavors through our news and engineering blogs, and become part of our mission to empower individuals to transform their passions into thriving businesses while fostering community through commerce. Role OverviewAs a pivotal senior leader within our Infrastructure team, you will be instrumental in the growth and enhancement of Whatnot’s platform. You will manage our Platform Engineering team, collaborating closely with engineering, product, and operations teams to develop scalable, reliable, and high-performance systems that can accommodate millions of users as we expand.Key Responsibilities:Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of talented engineers, guiding them through complex technical challenges while fostering their personal and professional development.Craft and execute strategic roadmaps for platform engineering that align with organizational goals, ensuring scalability and enhancing developer productivity.Prioritize enabling engineers to work efficiently and rapidly, utilizing and building on our platform services.Engage with cross-functional teams to influence product strategies and ensure engineering solutions fulfill both business and technical requirements.Champion best practices in software engineering, emphasizing the reduction of technical debt, enhancement of code quality, and the continual evolution of engineering methodologies.

Strava connects more than 180 million athletes across 185 countries, offering tools for tracking workouts, setting goals, and sharing progress. The platform supports a range of activities, including running, cycling, and swimming, and encourages community and personal growth. Role overview The Staff Engineer, Core Services Platform, will influence the technical direction of Strava’s social platform services. These services support key features such as the activity feed, photo and video sharing, experimentation, and notifications. This role involves guiding a small engineering team and leading modernization efforts across core services. Collaboration with product teams is central to ensuring the platform evolves to support both current and future needs. Work location This position follows a flexible hybrid schedule. In-office attendance is required three days per week at Strava’s San Francisco or Denver offices.

Empower Every Identity, from AI to HumansAt Okta, we recognize that identity is the cornerstone of unlocking AI's potential. We secure AI by developing trusted, neutral infrastructures that allow organizations to safely navigate this transformative era. This endeavor demands a relentless commitment to addressing complex challenges with significant real-world implications. We seek builders and innovators who act with urgency and deliver excellence.The Core Engineering TeamOkta facilitates secure authentication and authorization for thousands of organizations globally, ensuring safe and seamless access for billions of logins. Our Core team is dedicated to creating software and frameworks while collaborating with infrastructure teams to achieve an exceptional 99.99% uptime for our core products.The Software Engineering Manager RoleAs part of Okta's Core Engineering team, you will lead the evolution of shared infrastructure and services that underpin all engineering efforts. Our responsibilities encompass essential shared services like search, cache, configuration management, asynchronous job management frameworks, and email pipelines. Being cloud-native, we prioritize redundancy, multi-tenancy, scalable solutions, resource optimization, and resiliency. With Okta's commitment to being 'Always On!', there is never a dull moment. Our greatest asset is our enthusiastic team of engineers and technically skilled managers.Your ResponsibilitiesLead a distributed team by setting clear expectations, removing obstacles, fostering collaboration, managing recruitment, and providing coaching and career development discussions.Collaborate with cross-functional teams including managers, architects, product owners, project managers, and security engineers to implement best practices for resilience.Effectively communicate and coordinate cross-team projects that have a significant business impact.Contribute to defining the team's strategic direction and roadmap.Develop backend frameworks and tools for organization-wide scalability.Engage in incident root cause analysis to foster continuous improvement in reliability and scaling.Provide technical mentorship to team engineers.Drive the evaluation, development, and deployment of new services.

About AirwallexAirwallex stands as the premier unified payments and financial platform for businesses seeking to operate on a global scale. Our innovative blend of proprietary infrastructure and advanced software equips over 200,000 enterprises worldwide—such as Brex, Rippling, Navan, Qantas, and SHEIN—with comprehensive solutions for managing business accounts, payments, expenditure, treasury, and embedded finance efficiently.Founded in Melbourne, Airwallex boasts a dynamic team of over 2,000 tech innovators across 26 international offices. With a valuation of US$8 billion and support from prestigious investors like T. Rowe Price, Visa, Mastercard, and Sequoia, we are at the forefront of shaping the future of global payments and financial services. If you are prepared to undertake the most ambitious chapter of your career, we invite you to join us.

About CrunchyrollFounded by avid fans, Crunchyroll passionately delivers the art and culture of anime to a vibrant community. We empower over 100 million anime and manga enthusiasts across more than 200 countries and territories, connecting them with the stories and characters they adore. Our multifaceted offerings, ranging from online and in-person experiences to streaming video, theatrical releases, games, merchandise, events, and more, are driven by the anime content we cherish.Join our dynamic team, and help us shape the future of anime!About the RoleWe are actively seeking a skilled Engineering Manager for our Apple Core team to spearhead the development and maintenance of the shared systems, tools, and pipelines that drive our iOS, tvOS, and visionOS applications. This role is crucial for steering the technical vision, roadmap, and operational excellence of our Apple platform infrastructure. You will lead an accomplished group of engineers focused on scalability, reliability, performance, and developer efficiency — enabling our feature teams to deliver outstanding experiences to millions of users.As the Engineering Manager of Apple Core, you will mentor, inspire, and cultivate the team while ensuring we deliver robust, high-quality infrastructure that aligns with our business objectives and technical standards.

The ideal candidate is encouraged to work from any of our offices (Silver Spring, NYC, SF, Miami, Denver) 1-2x weekly.ABOUT ROCKET MONEY At Rocket Money, our mission is to significantly enhance the financial well-being of millions. We provide our members with a profound understanding of their finances along with a range of valuable services designed to save time and money, ultimately empowering them on their financial journey.ABOUT THE TEAM The Core team plays a critical role in enabling all engineering teams at Rocket Money to operate efficiently by ensuring that our foundational systems are reliable and easy to build upon. We are responsible for the evolution of platforms and services that are central to our product and company operations, including:Authentication (registration, login, account access, and user lifecycle workflows)Data Privacy and Trust Systems (handling privacy requests, user deletions, and secure management of sensitive data)AI Enablement (providing shared AI infrastructure and tools that other teams use to create exceptional product experiences)Internal Tooling (developing admin tools, operational systems, and data integrations to enhance the effectiveness of our operations and engineering teams)We prioritize accuracy, resilience, and creating the most straightforward pathways for our teams. If you are passionate about building high-impact systems that others rely on, we would love to hear from you.IN THIS ROLE, YOU'LL:Develop and manage Core services and platforms that underpin essential systems like authentication, data privacy workflows, AI capabilities, and internal tools.Take ownership of projects from inception to completion: defining problems, designing solutions, implementing changes, launching, and ensuring ongoing reliability.Collaborate closely with product engineers, data teams, and operations colleagues to create systems that are safe, scalable, and user-friendly.

At Vendia, we are revolutionizing the way businesses engage with AI agents. Our goal is to simplify, accelerate, and secure AI integration while ensuring governance, transparency, and control throughout the process.We are in search of a Senior Backend / Core Engineer to enhance and expand Vendia’s distributed AI data platform. You will be responsible for crucial backend systems, ensuring scalability, availability, low latency, and fault tolerance for our highly multi-tenant platform. Your role will involve designing, developing, and delivering customer-facing functionalities that enable enterprise users to manage and share extensive operational data in real time.

About the TeamThe Codex Core Agent team is at the forefront of developing the foundational elements of Codex. Our mission is to enhance the agent's capabilities, expedite research efforts, and ensure these advancements are implemented effectively for our users.This involves collaborating across various systems that empower Codex to operate seamlessly in the real world. We focus on optimizing production performance metrics such as token management, latency, reliability, cost efficiency, and capacity. Our work encompasses the core execution loop and interfaces that translate models into actionable behaviors, as well as the shared infrastructure that supports other teams in leveraging Codex. Additionally, we establish feedback mechanisms that refine models and agent behaviors based on real-world usage over time.About the RoleWe are seeking passionate engineers to develop the infrastructure that fuels Codex agents in production environments. This role centers on the systems that ensure models can execute code securely, interact with various tools, complete complex, multi-step tasks, and maintain reliability and efficiency at scale.You will be responsible for designing and managing the infrastructure that supports sandboxed execution, orchestration, stateful workflows, application server and SDK boundaries, as well as model rollouts. Working at the intersection of distributed systems, developer tools, and AI, you will create the core components that enhance Codex's performance, safety, and reliability, making it easier for teams across the organization to build on its capabilities.What You’ll DoDesign and implement execution environments tailored for AI agents, incorporating features like sandboxing, isolation, and reproducibility.Develop orchestration systems for agents that handle multi-step processes and tool utilization.Create infrastructure for the execution, testing, and debugging of code generated by models.Establish state and memory systems that enable agents to maintain context during extended tasks.Optimize production metrics including tokens, latency, reliability, and cost across the Codex deployment.Assist in model rollouts, capacity planning, and managing the essential trade-offs between quality, speed, and cost to effectively handle a fleet of advanced agents at scale.Develop shared platform capabilities that facilitate the work of product teams, partner teams, and the open-source community contributing to Codex.You Might Be a Good Fit If YouPossess substantial experience in distributed systems or infrastructure engineering.Have experience building systems involving containers, sandboxing, or virtualization.Are adept at working across backend systems and collaborating with diverse teams to drive project success.

Join Hilbert, a pioneering data science-driven growth engine that empowers B2C teams with predictive insights into user behaviors, revenue streams, and sustainable growth strategies. Our innovative platform reduces decision-making cycles from months to mere minutes.Serving a range of clients from Fortune 10 companies to cherished brands such as FreshDirect, Blank Street, and Levain Bakery, our platform is the backbone of their growth strategies. We are also collaborating with leading AI firms to enhance our capabilities.We are on the lookout for a Core Data Engineer to lay the groundwork for our integration team, enabling them to operate at 10x their current speed. While others may focus on connecting systems, your mission is to ensure the integrity and flow of our data refinery. You will manage our 'shared brain', optimize ClickHouse clusters, and develop monitoring systems that proactively identify pipeline issues before they impact our customers.ROLE OVERVIEWEfficiency Expert: You thrive on minimizing query times and memory usage, always considering scalability and reliability.Dagster Enthusiast: You bring experience or a strong desire to excel in Dagster for intricate orchestration.OLAP Specialist: You possess a deep understanding of ClickHouse (or similar platforms like Druid/Pinot) and know how to structure data for optimal analytical performance.Software Development Advocate: You treat data code with the same rigor as production software. CI/CD, unit testing, and modular code are non-negotiable for you.Global Collaboration: You can coordinate with our global team, providing at least 5 hours of overlap.WHO EXCELS IN THIS ROLEYou will optimize the performance of our ClickHouse implementation.You will devise configuration schemas that facilitate controlled data ingestion pipelines.You will build and sustain shared Python libraries for data synchronization across the engineering team.You will enhance our canonical data models to balance scalability with performance.You will architect our monitoring, alerting, and observability systems to ensure high confidence in our data integrity.You will design new integration pipelines by exploring novel data sources and sync mechanisms.

Join Gusto as a Staff Software Engineer specializing in Core Platforms, where you will drive the development of innovative software solutions that power our platform. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to architect and implement scalable systems that enhance the user experience for our clients. This role is essential in shaping and evolving our technology stack, ensuring that we maintain a competitive edge in the industry.

Who We AreAt Pave, we are revolutionizing the compensation landscape with our cutting-edge platform, integrating the largest real-time compensation dataset with advanced AI and machine learning capabilities. Our innovative solutions empower over 8,500 companies to make informed, confident compensation decisions.Leading organizations such as OpenAI, McDonald’s, Instacart, Atlassian, Synopsys, Stripe, Databricks, and Waymo trust Pave to transform their pay strategies into competitive advantages. We manage over $190 billion in total compensation spend through our workflows, with 70% of the Forbes AI 50 utilizing Pave for compensation benchmarking.The future of pay is real-time and predictive, and we are at the forefront of this transformation. With $160 million in funding from top investors like Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, Y Combinator, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Craft Ventures, we are poised for rapid growth.Core Platform @ PaveThe Core Platform team is the backbone of Pave Engineering, seamlessly connecting product and platform engineering. In this pivotal role, you will take ownership of essential services, including user authentication and authorization, along with the foundational data infrastructure that fuels Pave’s compensation intelligence platform. Success in this position requires exceptional systems thinking and a proactive approach to leading large-scale initiatives across our organization.Explore our engineering principles here!

About CrunchyrollFounded by passionate anime enthusiasts, Crunchyroll is dedicated to delivering the art and culture of anime to a global community. With over 100 million anime and manga fans across more than 200 countries and territories, we connect individuals with the stories and characters they love. Whether through online streaming, theatrical releases, games, merchandise, or events, our platform is fueled by the anime content that resonates with audiences worldwide.Join our innovative team and help us shape the future of anime!About the RoleAs a Senior DevOps Engineer within our Core Infrastructure team, you will play a pivotal role in managing and scaling the systems and services that drive our streaming platform. Your profound knowledge of cloud technologies and DevOps best practices will empower you to tackle complex challenges independently and develop scalable solutions tailored to our customers' needs. Collaborating closely with delivery teams, you will lead projects to fruition, ensuring adherence to platform processes and best practices. In partnership with fellow engineers, you'll design tools and systems that enhance service delivery and promote high-quality software outcomes. Your guidance will help improve systems' efficiency and reliability while fostering a culture of observability and effective incident management. You are encouraged to innovate by introducing new technologies and processes and sharing your expertise across teams.You will report directly to the Senior Manager of Core Infrastructure Engineering.

ABOUT BASETENBaseten is at the forefront of artificial intelligence, providing mission-critical inference solutions for leading AI innovators such as Cursor, Notion, OpenEvidence, Abridge, Clay, Gamma, and Writer. With a unique combination of cutting-edge AI research, adaptable infrastructure, and streamlined developer tools, we empower companies to seamlessly deploy advanced models in production. Having recently secured our $300M Series E funding from prominent investors like BOND, IVP, Spark Capital, Greylock, and Conviction, we are experiencing rapid growth. Join us in building the platform that engineers trust to deliver AI products effectively.THE ROLEAs a Core Product Manager at Baseten, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the core developer experience on our platform, which is vital for how users construct, deploy, and manage their AI applications. You will be responsible for steering the roadmap for user-facing APIs, SDKs, UI workflows, and integration surfaces, transforming complex machine learning infrastructure into a fluid and intuitive product. Your contributions will significantly influence daily interactions with Baseten, ensuring the platform is not only powerful but also a pleasure to use.EXAMPLE INITIATIVESChains for multi-component workflowsAsynchronous inferenceModel APIs for frontier modelsModel training built for production inferenceRESPONSIBILITIESLead the roadmap for Baseten’s core product offerings, including APIs, UI, and developer workflowsCollaborate closely with design and engineering teams to create elegant and user-friendly developer experiencesEngage with customers to gain deep insights into their challenges and define solutions that streamline AI deploymentSpearhead new product launches while enhancing onboarding, observability, and management processesContinuously gather and analyze user feedback to iterate on product features and improve overall user satisfaction

About Our TeamThe Core Identity team at OpenAI is dedicated to establishing the essential identity and account frameworks that empower individuals to engage with OpenAI securely, reliably, and at scale. We oversee authentication, account lifecycle management, access controls, and the fundamental tools for account security and management. Our efforts safeguard user data while ensuring that personalized AI is accessible across various products, enabling a seamless experience with your OpenAI identity across our diverse applications.About the RoleAs OpenAI continues to experience rapid growth, we are seeking a Product Manager to spearhead the development of a robust platform that allows users to create, manage, and control their identities across our product offerings. This role involves close collaboration with engineering, security, go-to-market, and customer-facing teams to guarantee that our identity systems are both powerful and secure.This position is based in San Francisco, CA. We operate on a hybrid work model requiring three days in the office weekly and provide relocation assistance for new hires.Key Responsibilities:Design and implement the core user account and authentication experiences that power all OpenAI products.Translate the identity requirements across OpenAI’s product suite (ChatGPT, API, Codex, Sora) into prioritized product specifications.Develop the next generation of products that empower users to manage access to their accounts and data.Establish and monitor metrics for adoption, reliability, and security posture.Create tools that facilitate secure integrations with third-party services.Ideal Candidate Profile:Possess 8+ years of product management experience or related industry experience, preferably in identity or security products.Ability to translate complex technical identity concepts into clear customer value and align diverse stakeholders towards a unified vision.Exhibit outstanding communication, leadership, and execution skills in cross-functional environments.Be passionate about building secure, scalable infrastructure that enables enterprises to confidently adopt leading-edge AI technologies.About OpenAIOpenAI is at the forefront of AI research and development, committed to ensuring that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity.

About Our Team:Join us at Grindr, where our Core product is the driving force behind essential experiences that foster connection across discovery, identity, and communication. As a Senior Product Manager for Core, you will take ownership of pivotal aspects of the Grindr experience that millions of users rely on daily. Collaborating at the heart of our organization, you will engage with Engineering, Design, and Data teams to implement high-impact enhancements that promote user engagement, retention, and the overall quality of our product.This role presents a unique opportunity to tackle intricate consumer challenges on a global scale while shaping the future of Grindr's core experience.This is a hybrid position based in our San Francisco office, requiring in-person attendance on Tuesdays and Thursdays.