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Software Engineer, Applied Emerging Talent (2027)

AI research and deployment company building and deploying frontier AI products, including ChatGPT, Codex, and its API platform.

49 current maintainers29 active leads5 new active leads117 lead step-downs16 early lead departures
San Francisco, United States
About OpenAI

OpenAI’s mission is to ensure artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. It consists of the nonprofit OpenAI Foundation and OpenAI Group, a public benefit corporation governed by the Foundation.

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About the Role

You will own the end-to-end development of new customer-facing ChatGPT and OpenAI API features. You will talk to users to understand their problems, design solutions, collaborate with a cross-functional team, and optimize applications for speed and scale.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 0-1 years of experience in software engineering or a relevant field
  • Proficiency with JavaScript, React, and some backend languages (Python)
  • Some experience with relational databases like Postgres/MySQL
  • Interest in AI/ML (direct experience not required)
  • Ability to move fast in loosely defined environments with competing priorities

Responsibilities

  • Own the development of new customer-facing ChatGPT and OpenAI API features and product experiences end-to-end
  • Talk to users to understand their problems and design solutions
  • Collaborate with engineers, researchers, product managers, designers, and operations
  • Optimize applications for speed and scale
  • Help create a diverse and inclusive culture

Benefits

  • Equity