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Software Engineer, ChatGPT Shopping

OpenAI· Applied AI
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Hybrid (San Francisco)$230k - $385kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Full-stack engineer role focused on building AI-native, multimodal consumer experiences at OpenAI, blending frontend, backend, AI workflows, and interactive interfaces to enable personalized shopping experiences.

Responsibilities

  • Design and build end-to-end product experiences across web services, APIs, and modern frontend applications.
  • Partner closely with product, design, and research to rapidly prototype and launch new AI-native experiences.
  • Build intuitive, performant interfaces that make advanced AI capabilities feel simple and delightful.
  • Develop scalable backend systems that power personalized, real-time product experiences.
  • Work with multimodal capabilities including text, images, and interactive UI components.
  • Iterate quickly using user feedback, experimentation, and product metrics.
  • Help define engineering standards, architecture, and technical direction for a fast-growing product area.

Qualifications

  • Significant experience building consumer-facing products end to end.
  • Comfort moving across frontend, backend, infrastructure, and product architecture.
  • Care deeply about craft, user experience, and product quality.
  • Enjoy ambiguity and are energized by taking ideas from zero to one.
  • Think like both an engineer and a product builder.
  • Strong systems thinking with meticulous attention to detail.
  • Excellent communication across engineering, design, product, and research teams.

Skills

Required:Frontend developmentBackend development
Nice to have:AI-powered workflowsSystems thinking

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
  • Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
  • Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
  • Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
  • 13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time
  • Mental health and wellness support
  • Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
  • Annual learning and development stipend
  • Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
  • Relocation support for eligible employees
  • Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends
Last updated Sep 3, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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