OpenAI

Strategic Initiatives, Codex

OpenAI

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: San Francisco • California • New York • United States

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Salary

💰 $230,000 - $325,000 per year

About the role

  • Identify and execute on high-impact, ambiguous opportunities across the Codex ecosystem
  • Prototype and ship agent-driven workflows, tools, and integrations
  • Work directly with users and customers to understand real-world developer needs
  • Translate messy problems into concrete technical solutions and product directions
  • Collaborate across research, engineering, and product to shape Codex capabilities and roadmap
  • Build demos, internal tools, or production systems that accelerate adoption
  • Help define best practices for using AI agents in software development workflows
  • Codex can already perform tasks like writing features, fixing bugs, and proposing changes autonomously—your job is to figure out what becomes possible because of that.

Requirements

  • Strong software engineer or technical builder (any stack)
  • Comfortable working in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
  • Proven track record of shipping projects end-to-end
  • Curious and pragmatic—you can go from idea → prototype → iteration quickly
  • Interested in AI, but not necessarily an ML specialist
  • Able to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Experience building developer tools, infrastructure, or internal platforms (Nice to Have)
  • Experience working with APIs, automation, or workflow systems (Nice to Have)
  • Familiarity with AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., Codex, Copilot, Cursor, etc.) (Nice to Have)
  • Experience in startups, early-stage teams, or new product launches (Nice to Have)
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 (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)
  • Mental health and wellness support
  • Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
  • Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth
  • 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, may also be provided.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
software engineeringprototypingproject shippingAPI developmentautomationworkflow systemsAI-assisted codinginternal platform developmentdeveloper toolstechnical problem solving
Soft Skills
communicationcuriositypragmatismcollaborationadaptabilitystakeholder engagementambiguity managementiterationuser empathycross-functional teamwork