# Operating Systems Engineer, Connectivity & Networking | Consumer Devices at OpenAI

- Company: OpenAI
- What the company does: Backed by Greylock, Insight and Khosla.
- Company website: https://openai.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $230K to $385K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-21
- Apply by: 2026-11-05
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/openai/c5f39beb-dc8a-4f43-a156-28754d306f64
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/openai-operating-systems-engineer-connectivity-and-networking-consumer-devices/

## About the role

As an Operating Systems Engineer focused on connectivity and networking, you will design, develop, and maintain the OS capabilities that enable reliable, secure, and efficient communication across OpenAI products and systems.

## What they're looking for

- Substantial hands-on experience developing Wi-Fi and Bluetooth functionality in operating-system frameworks, system services, or connectivity middleware
- Strong understanding of IP networking, including IPv4/IPv6, TCP/UDP, DNS, DHCP, routing, and socket behavior, with practical experience implementing and debugging networked systems
- Experience implementing advanced networking capabilities in one or more areas such as routing and network policy, VPNs and tunneling, traffic management, or network isolation
- Experience designing and maintaining platform APIs and the services behind them, including connection lifecycle management and integration with other OS components
- Proficiency in C++ for systems development, including concurrent programming, memory ownership, and resource lifetime management
- Strong understanding of asynchronous systems, interprocess communication, and failure handling

Tags: Consumer Devices