engineering
Posted Oct 16, 2025Connectivity Software Engineer, Consumer Devices
at openai
San Francisco, United StatesHybrid
Requirements
- We design and optimize Bluetooth, BLE, Wi-Fi, and emerging wireless technologies to ensure robust device pairing, network performance, and interoperability.
- You will also support certification, field interoperability, and fleet-scale connectivity infrastructure.
- experience shipping wireless features on Linux-based products - Are highly proficient in C/C++ with scripting
- experience (Python or shell) and systems debugging (gdb, strace, logs, packet traces) - Possess deep knowledge of Bluetooth Classic/BLE (HCI, L2CAP, GATT/GAP, profiles) and Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, WPA2/3, nl80211, NAN) - Bring hands-on
- experience with BlueZ, wpa_supplicant/hostapd, NetworkManager, and driver bring-up on ARM64 or x86 platforms - Have a proven track record of improving real-world performance and reliability under RF constraints Preferred qualifications: -
- Experience with LE Audio (LC3), BLE Mesh, advanced roaming (802.11k/v/r), QoS/WMM, multicast/IGMP - Coexistence tuning across radios (BT/Wi-Fi/UWB/mmWave) and antenna/RF fundamentals with test equipment workflows - Familiarity with UWB (IEEE 802.15.4z, FiRa) ranging/integration; mmWave/Wi-Gig (802.11ad/ay) -
- Experience with security and provisioning at scale (EAP-TLS, device identity, secure boot, disk/network hardening) - Background in building factory test, interoperability, and certification test plans; upstream/open-source contributions About OpenAI OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence
Additional details
- About the Team The Connectivity Software Engineering team is responsible for enabling seamless, secure, and high-performance wireless connectivity across OpenAI’s products.
- Our work spans kernel drivers, system services, and user-level tools, with a focus on real-world performance, scalability, and reliability.
- About the Role OpenAI is seeking a Connectivity Software Engineer to design, implement, and optimize wireless connectivity features across our product ecosystem.
- You’ll work at the intersection of systems software, wireless standards, and hardware integration—building robust pairing and provisioning flows, debugging low-level protocols, and driving performance under real-world RF constraints.
- We use a hybrid work model of 4 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees. In this role,