OpenAI

Software Engineer, Quality & Developer Tools, Consumer Devices

OpenAI
hybrid senior full-time $293K – $325K San Francisco
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First indexed 6 Mar 2026

Description

Software Engineer, Quality & Developer Tools, Consumer Devices

Location

San Francisco

Employment Type

Full time

Department

Consumer Products

Compensation

  • $293K – $325K • Offers Equity

The base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. If the role is non-exempt, overtime pay will be provided consistent with applicable laws. In addition to the salary range listed above, total compensation also includes generous equity, performance-related bonus(es) for eligible employees, and the following benefits.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
  • Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
  • Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
  • Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
  • 13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)
  • Mental health and wellness support
  • Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
  • Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth
  • Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
  • Relocation support for eligible employees
  • Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends, may also be provided.

About the Team

The Systems Integration team is responsible for building the infrastructure, tooling, and validation systems that ensure our device software is reliable, testable, and ready to ship. We design and maintain automated test frameworks, hardware-in-the-loop labs, and release pipelines that keep quality signals trustworthy and enable rapid, safe product launches. Our work spans developer tools, automation, systems integration, and cross-team collaboration to ensure every release meets the highest standards.

About the Role

As a Software Engineer, Quality and Developer Tools, you will build and own the systems that validate our device software—from test frameworks and regression infrastructure to hardware-in-the-loop labs and release gates. You’ll design the tooling and automation that keep quality signals trustworthy, integrate them into CI/CD, and make it easy for engineers and QA vendor technicians to execute reliable, repeatable workflows.

Responsibilities

  • Test infrastructure & frameworks: Design, implement, and maintain a unified test framework for device software across unit, integration, system, and end-to-end testing, with reproducible runs and integrations with GitHub, Linear, and Slack.
  • CI/CD integration & releases: Integrate test suites with Buildkite, enforce promotion criteria for staging and production, auto-file regressions, and publish traceable artifacts and release notes.
  • Hardware-in-the-loop lab design & orchestration: Plan and bring up racks, power and networking systems, and orchestration for device testing; support automated flashing, provisioning, and telemetry capture.
  • Automation and developer tooling: Develop tools for API and firmware validation, result triage, log capture, replayable bug reports, and workflows that improve engineering velocity and debugging efficiency.
  • Quality signals, metrics, and flake control: Build dashboards and alerts for pass rates, stability, and release readiness; detect and quarantine flaky tests; drive root-cause analysis with owners; and track delivery metrics that protect release health.
  • Vendor enablement: Create clear procedures and tooling that allow QA vendor technicians to execute repeatable processes, review their reports, and maintain a queue of rig maintenance and repairs.
  • Cross-team collaboration: Partner with embedded and systems software teams on testability, and with release infrastructure engineers on pipelines, signing, staged rollouts, and rollback/forward strategies.

Requirements

  • Have deep experience building software quality, test automation, or developer tooling systems for hardware products shipped at scale.
  • Are proficient in Python, C, C++, or Rust, and have strong Linux fundamentals, including processes, networking, storage, and udev/systemd.
  • Have experience building CI/CD pipelines, artifact management systems, and reproducible or isolated test environments.
  • Have demonstrated success designing and operating hardware-in-the-loop labs and device orchestration systems at scale.
  • Are fluent with test reliability techniques such as failure triage, flake detection and quarantine, and signal-quality guardrails.
  • Have strong debugging skills across software, firmware, devices, and release infrastructure.
  • Work well across teams and enjoy improving the systems that make engineering and release processes more seamless.

What We Offer

  • Competitive salary and equity package
  • Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, and paid parental leave
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development, including training and mentorship programs
  • Collaborative and dynamic work environment with a team of experienced professionals
  • Flexible work arrangements, including remote work options
  • Access to cutting-edge technology and tools
  • Recognition and rewards for outstanding performance

How to Apply

If you are a motivated and experienced software engineer looking for a new challenge, please submit your resume and a cover letter explaining why you are a good fit for this role. We look forward to hearing from you!

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