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Software Engineer, Observability

OpenAI · Applied AI · San Francisco

A posting in this role has sat open 184 days — well past the 90-day mark where an opening reads as a resume black hole rather than an active search.

Posted (ATS)
2/19/2026, 8:41:43 PM
Updated (ATS)
2/19/2026, 8:41:43 PM
First seen by us
6/24/2026, 5:28:59 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
184
Stagnancy score
72.36
ATS job ID
d4dcd344-40cf-44d6-a7dd-172118eb0842

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 d4dcd344-40cf-44d6-a7dd-172118eb0842Still openView listing →
    Location
    San Francisco
    Posted (ATS)
    Feb 19, 2026
    Last confirmed open
    Aug 23, 2026
    Open for
    184 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/d4dcd344-40cf-44d6-a7dd-172118eb0842
Stream ID
0fc1ff69-6d4e-4482-8eca-4838e626bafd
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