System Software Engineer, Consumer Devices
Location: San Francisco, CA (Hybrid: 4 days onsite/week). Relocation assistance available.
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System Software Engineer, Consumer Devices at OpenAI in San Francisco. UpJobz keeps this listing high-signal for applicants targeting serious high-tech roles across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Location: San Francisco, CA (Hybrid: 4 days onsite/week). Relocation assistance available.
Day-to-day expectations
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- Design, implement, and debug system‑level components and services across kernel and user space.
- Configure and maintain OS platform services (init, services, networking, security policies) and related tooling.
- Build and operate image and update pipelines, ensuring reliability, reproducibility, and rollback safety.
- Instrument and analyze performance using profiling and tracing; optimize CPU, memory, I/O, and power usage.
- Own platform observability and reliability: logging, crash capture, watchdogs, and diagnostics.
- Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to define interfaces and deliver end‑to‑end features.
What a strong candidate brings
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- Are fluent in user‑space foundations (service management, IPC, networking, packaging, automation).
- Have experience building platform images and designing update mechanisms for reliability and security.
- Exposure to platform security (secure boot, sandboxing, mandatory access controls, attestation).
- Experience with graphics/media, hardware acceleration, or high‑throughput data paths.
- Familiarity with connectivity stacks and network configuration.
- Observability and diagnostics in distributed or resource‑constrained environments.
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