Software Engineer, Distributed Data Systems - RoboticsActive$230K–$385K

The opportunity

The OpenAI Robotics team is focused on unlocking general-purpose robotics and pushing towards AGI-level intelligence in dynamic, real-world settings. Working across the entire model stack, we integrate cutting-edge hardware and software to explore a broad range of robotic form factors.

What you'll do

  • Design, build, and maintain data infrastructure such as exabyte-scale: distributed data processing, data selection, automated labeling, and training data loaders.

  • Ensure our data platform can scale by orders of magnitude while remaining reliable and efficient.

  • Partner with researchers to deeply understand requirements and translate them into production-ready systems.

  • Harden, optimize, and maintain critical data infrastructure systems that: power multimodal training and evaluation.

  • Deliver the best possible data for training robotics models.

  • Have strong experience with distributed systems and large-scale infrastructure with a strong interest in data.

What they're looking for

  • Are detail-oriented and bring rigor to building and maintaining reliable systems.
  • Demonstrate excellent software engineering fundamentals and organizational skills.
  • Are comfortable with ambiguity and rapid change