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Software Engineer, Database Systems

OpenAI · Applied AI · San Francisco

A posting in this role has sat open 390 days — well past the 90-day mark where an opening reads as a resume black hole rather than an active search.

Posted (ATS)
7/29/2025, 3:35:56 PM
Updated (ATS)
7/29/2025, 3:35:56 PM
First seen by us
6/24/2026, 5:29:12 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
390
Stagnancy score
100
ATS job ID
2b5e8e15-7952-4170-a927-2ad68e318ed6

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 2b5e8e15-7952-4170-a927-2ad68e318ed6Still openView listing →
    Location
    San Francisco
    Posted (ATS)
    Jul 29, 2025
    Last confirmed open
    Aug 23, 2026
    Open for
    389 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/2b5e8e15-7952-4170-a927-2ad68e318ed6
Stream ID
3fdbea0b-9ec3-4cc0-a15c-0d4d405d1fff
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