💼 Full-Time Position

Software Engineer, Data Acquisition

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OpenAI
📍 San Francisco, California, United States
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Location
San Francisco, United States
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Posted
June 12, 2026
Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

Overview:

The Data Acquisition team within the Foundations organization at OpenAI is responsible for all aspects of data collection to support our model training operations. Our team manages web crawling and GPTBot services and works closely with Data Processing, Architecture, and Scaling teams. We are looking for a skilled Software Engineer to join our Data Acquisition team.

Responsibilities:

  • Own and lead engineering projects in the area of data acquisition including web crawling, data ingestion, and search.

  • Collaborate with other sub-teams, such as Data Processing, Architecture, and Scaling, to ensure smooth data flow and system operability.

  • Work closely with the legal team to handle any compliance or data privacy-related matters.

  • Develop and deploy highly scalable distributed systems capable of handling petabytes of data.

  • Architect and implement algorithms for data indexing and se...