Data Engineer — Training Data

OpenAI·San Francisco, CA

Data ScienceSeniorFull-time

$190K-$320KPosted 13 Jan 2026

About the Role

OpenAI is hiring a Data Engineer to build and maintain the data pipelines that power our model training. You will develop systems for data collection, cleaning, deduplication, and quality assessment at massive scale.

Requirements

5+ years of data engineering experience
Strong skills in Python, SQL, and distributed data processing
Experience with Apache Spark, Beam, or similar frameworks
Knowledge of data quality and governance
Experience with petabyte-scale data systems

Nice to Have

Experience with training data for language models
Background in web crawling and text extraction
Familiarity with data deduplication techniques
Experience with data labeling and annotation platforms

Benefits

Competitive equity

Full health benefits

Unlimited PTO

Learning budget

Free meals

401(k) match

Skills

Data EngineeringPythonSQLSparkData PipelinesLarge-Scale Systems

This listing was posted on 2026-01-13 and is almost certainly closed. It is kept for reference — check the employer’s own careers page for current openings.

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