The opportunity
About the Team The Cooperative AI team is scaling OpenAI with OpenAI. We are building a model powered knowledge system that evolves and learns as our products, systems and customers evolve.
What you'll do
Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs to support intelligent automation and knowledge systems
Integrate and structure data across internal platforms, transforming it into: formats optimized for use by downstream systems and AI workflows.
Collaborate closely with product, research, and engineering teams to: integrate OpenAI models into high-leverage workflows
Own the full development lifecycle of new backend systems and internal platform capabilities
Build with scale and maintainability in mind, while rapidly iterating on new ideas
+ years of backend engineering experience at product-driven companies (excluding internships)
What they're looking for
- Proficiency in backend technologies. Our tech stack includes Python, FastAPI, and Postgres
- Experience designing and scaling distributed systems, APIs, or data processing pipelines
- A pragmatic mindset. You’re comfortable shipping iteratively while building toward a long-term vision
- An interest in structured knowledge representation, internal search, agent: infrastructure, or systems that evolve over time Curiosity about AI/ML and excitement to work alongside world-class research and product teams (hands-on experience is a bonus, not a must)
