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OpenAlex

Software Engineer

CompanyOpenAlex
Websiteopenalex.org
RoleSoftware Engineer
Typefull-time
Role taxonomySoftware Engineering
SpecialtiesSoftware Engineering
LocationRemote
Salary$150–200k/mo (“$150–200k”)
Apply viaApplication linkhttps://openalex.org/jobs/software-engineer
Hiring notes
TechPythonML/AI
Posted bycaseydm
PostedSep 1, 2026
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Original posting

OpenAlex | Software Engineer | Remote | Full-time | $150–200k USD OpenAlex is an open index of the world's scholarly research: hundreds of millions of articles linked to authors, institutions, and topics, free via API and bulk download. Traffic runs about a billion API calls per month from universities, governments, and AI companies. The team behind it is a small nonprofit funded by grants and enterprise support. We're hiring two engineers to work across the whole backend, which is SQL and PySpark on Databricks, Python/Flask APIs, Elasticsearch, and Cloudflare Workers. It's a small team with lots of autonomy. You'll notice what's missing, build it, ship it, and answer the tickets about it. We're AI-native, with agents writing all of our code. Apply here: https://openalex.org/jobs/software-engineer