OpenAI

Software Engineer, Localization

OpenAI • $130K — $180K *
San Francisco, CA 94112In-Person
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
2 months ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in software engineering.
  • Proficiency in Java, React, MySQL, and cloud infrastructure.
  • Strong experience with backend or full-stack systems.
  • Interest in open-source software and developer tooling.
  • Appreciation for cultural and linguistic diversity; multilingual skills are a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Build and scale localization and experimentation platforms for product teams.
  • Develop AI-driven translation pipelines with human review processes.
  • Design systems for localized content delivery on web and mobile apps.
  • Create tools for linguists to review and refine translations.
  • Partner with product teams to enhance international readiness of features.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI systems.
  • Collaborative environment focusing on user experience across cultures.
  • Support for continuous learning and improvement in software practices.
Full Job Description
About the Role

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Internationalization team, you will build the systems that power localization and international product launches at OpenAI. You'll work on the platform that manages product content, translation workflows, and localization infrastructure across our products.

This role sits at the intersection of AI systems, developer platforms, and product infrastructure.

In this role, you will
  • Build and scale OpenAI's localization, content, and experimentation platform used across OpenAI product teams, including open-source components:
    • Develop AI-powered translation pipelines combined with human-in-the-loop review workflows.
    • Design systems that reliably deliver localized product content across web and mobile apps.
    • Build tools that enable linguists and localization teams to review and improve translations.
    • Develop developer tooling that simplifies localization and internationalization workflows.
  • Build and maintain internationalization libraries used across OpenAI products:
    • Design systems that correctly handle numbers, currencies, dates, and pluralization across locales.
    • Improve support for multilingual interfaces and right-to-left languages.
  • Partner with product teams to improve the international readiness of new features.
You might thrive in this role if you
  • Have strong software engineering experience building backend or full-stack systems.
  • Have familiarity with Java, React, MySQL, and cloud infrastructure patterns such as object storage, containerized services, and Kubernetes.
  • Enjoy building platforms and internal tools used by many teams.
  • Have experience with or appreciation for open-source software and developer tooling.
  • Are interested in combining AI systems with human workflows.
  • Care about product quality and global user experience.
  • Appreciate cultural and linguistic differences across regions; multilingual proficiency is a plus.


About OpenAI

OpenAI is an artificial intelligence research laboratory consisting of the for-profit corporation OpenAI LP and its parent company, the non-profit OpenAI Inc. The company was founded in 2015 by a group of technology leaders, including Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, and John Schulman. OpenAI's mission is to develop and promote friendly AI for the betterment of humanity. The company has developed a number of cutting-edge AI technologies, including GPT-3, a language processing system that can generate human-like text. OpenAI has received funding from a number of high-profile investors, including LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and venture capitalist Peter Thiel.
Learn more about OpenAI
Size
100 employees
Industry
Information Technology
Founded
2015
* Ladders Estimates

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