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Part remote, part office, you need to live within commuting distance of a named location.
Hybrid · New York City
Employer listed it 9 days ago · Added 7 days ago
First listed 9 days ago and still open.
Salary
$347k to $385k per year
Location
Hybrid · New York City
Timezone
Not stated
Contract
Full-time
Experience
Mid
Category
Software
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What the advert says
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- Where you can work from
Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable law, and qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment consistent with those laws, including the San Francisco…
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- Experience asked for
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- Pay
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Remote flexibility
Hybrid
This role is only partly remote, the employer expects time in the office around New York City, Hybrid, so you need to live within commuting distance.
What the employer says
- Source listing states candidate location: "New York City, Hybrid"
- Listing mentions "Hybrid"
What Nomaders makes of it
- Not suitable if you plan to move between countries
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Before you apply
Experience: employer states
Written as a requirement
- “AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.”
Questions worth asking: Nomaders interpretation
- This role involves office time, but the advert does not say how often. Ask how many days a week are expected on site.
- The advert does not say whether this is employment or a contractor arrangement. Ask, as it affects tax and benefits.
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About the role
About the Role
Dots is looking for a Backend Engineer to build the systems that power our product. You’ll work closely with product, design, and engineering to turn ideas into reliable services and deliver features from design through production.
In this role, you will:
Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs.
Develop data models and improve database performance.
Build integrations with third-party services.
Improve system reliability, security, and observability.
Write tested, maintainable code and participate in code reviews.
Investigate production issues and address their root causes.
Help shape technical decisions as the product grows.
You might thrive in this role if you have:
Experience building and operating backend applications in production.
Strong proficiency in a backend programming language.
Solid understanding of API design, relational databases, and data modeling.
Experience with cloud infrastructure, automated testing, and deployment workflows.
Ability to balance speed with quality and make practical technical decisions.
Clear communication and a collaborative approach to solving problems.
Nice to have:
Experience with distributed systems, background jobs, and event-driven architectures.
Familiarity with caching, queues, and performance optimization.
Experience working on a small team or an early-stage product.
About OpenAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.
Requirements
- ·Experience building and operating backend applications in production.
- ·Strong proficiency in a backend programming language.
- ·Solid understanding of API design, relational databases, and data modeling.
- ·Experience with cloud infrastructure, automated testing, and deployment workflows.
- ·Ability to balance speed with quality and make practical technical decisions.
Benefits
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How to apply
- 1Check the flexibility label above, hybrid, matches where you plan to live and work.
- 2Tailor your CV to the role at OpenAI, mentioning your remote working experience.
- 3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.
Found 8d ago. Last checked today. Always confirm the details on the original posting, salary and location can change after publication.
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