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Backend Software Engineer, Applied Foundations

OpenAI · Applied AI · San Francisco

A posting in this role has sat open 107 days — well past the 90-day mark where an opening reads as a resume black hole rather than an active search.

Posted (ATS)
5/7/2026, 6:51:08 PM
Updated (ATS)
5/7/2026, 6:51:08 PM
First seen by us
6/24/2026, 5:29:55 AM
Last re-seen
8/23/2026, 1:45:19 AM
Distinct job IDs
1
Open in parallel
1
Work locations
1
Cumulative days active
107
Stagnancy score
60.6
ATS job ID
b398e1c6-0c32-4464-bb34-6ccda901b688

Rotation timeline

Every ATS job ID we've matched to this same normalized title, oldest first. "Posted" is the date the ATS reports; "last confirmed open" is the last time we saw it live.

  1. Rotation 1LatestID b398e1c6-0c32-4464-bb34-6ccda901b688Still openView listing →
    Location
    San Francisco
    Posted (ATS)
    May 7, 2026
    Last confirmed open
    Aug 23, 2026
    Open for
    107 days +

Data provenance

Source platform
ashby
Source API URL
https://api.ashbyhq.com/posting-api/job-board/openai?includeCompensation=true
Latest listing found
https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/openai/b398e1c6-0c32-4464-bb34-6ccda901b688
Stream ID
dfdb4855-4793-40c1-bb94-544aaf7ba3ef
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