Jobs at OpenAI

Build and ship polished, high-performance UI for the Codex desktop app and IDE extension. Partner with design to prototype and productionize interfaces for human↔agent workflows, own frontend architecture, improve reliability via testing and instrumentation, and integrate platform/model/backend capabilities.

Build end-to-end features for a TypeScript/Node/Electron desktop app and IDE extension. Design integrations with Rust services and the Codex CLI, own IPC architecture, implement orchestration for long-running tasks, and improve observability, reliability, and performance while partnering with product and design.

The role involves designing and building scalable, reliable database systems, collaborating with product teams, and maintaining system operational excellence. Key responsibilities include improving performance, debugging issues, defining technical strategies, and enhancing engineering productivity.

Lead and scale global detection and response operations: oversee monitoring, triage, investigation, containment, remediation, and post-incident improvements; hire and mentor senior detection, observability, and threat intelligence teams; manage incident playbooks, on-call rotations, tabletop exercises; partner across engineering and infrastructure to improve telemetry and detections, and build resilient programs against tier-1 adversaries.

Provide frontline IT support by troubleshooting hardware, software, and network issues, improve support processes, and participate in on-call rotation.

As a Forward Deployed Software Engineer, partner with high-impact public sector customers by developing full-stack applications and providing technical guidance throughout the project lifecycle.

As a Data Scientist, you will define metrics, design A/B tests, and create dashboards to improve data-driven product development at OpenAI.

The Backend Software Engineer will design and build infrastructure for evaluating and enhancing OpenAI's support automation, collaborating with teams to develop pipelines and APIs.

Manage OpenAI's sanctions compliance program by developing strategies, advising teams on legal requirements, and coordinating with cross-functional teams for effective compliance processes.

The Software Engineer will build and scale Ads Manager, develop APIs and tools for campaign management, and ensure systems uphold safety and privacy standards.

As a Backend Software Engineer, you will design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs for automated knowledge systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Design and operate CI infrastructure to improve developer productivity and reliability in build systems, enhancing tool efficacy and performance across teams.

The role involves designing and implementing SDKs for the OpenAI API across multiple languages, maintaining SDK performance, and collaborating with teams to enhance developer experience.

Develop and optimize large-scale compute systems for AI workloads, improving infrastructure reliability and performance across various layers of the stack.

Lead a team to build AI-powered automation systems, focusing on design, implementation, and customer feedback to enhance internal operations.

The role involves enhancing engineering productivity through tool and system development, collaborating with teams, and ensuring system reliability.

Lead a small engineering team building AI-native embedded and edge device experiences. Provide hands-on technical leadership, design and implement production systems leveraging large language models, partner with cross-functional stakeholders to identify automation opportunities, and drive architecture, code quality, and operational rigor while mentoring engineers and shaping engineering practices.

Lead biosafety and CBRN red teaming efforts and manage Bio Bounty program strategy. Shape evaluation scenarios, review and translate findings into risk calls and remediation, manage external researcher relationships, and collaborate cross-functionally to turn sensitive results into actionable safety work.

Design and run rigorous fairness and bias evaluations for AI-assisted People systems across the employee lifecycle. Build scalable testing infrastructure, conduct subgroup and intersectional analyses, investigate disparity sources, recommend mitigations, and translate results for technical and executive stakeholders. Partner with cross-functional teams to establish documentation, monitoring, and validation standards for high-impact human-AI decision systems.

You will build and maintain the Codex Runtime, ensuring secure environments for AI execution, collaborating on infrastructure, and deploying improvements based on user feedback.