Software Engineer – ChatGPT Lifestyle

OpenAI

Full stack product engineer building interactive consumer experiences at OpenAI. Collaborating on AI-powered workflows with a focus on innovative design and engineering quality.

Posted 7/9/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $230,000 - $385,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed SystemsGoJavaScriptNext.jsNode.jsPythonReactRustTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Have significant experience building consumer-facing products end to end.
Are comfortable 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.
Have strong systems thinking while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.
Communicate well across engineering, design, product, and research teams.
Strong experience with modern frontend technologies (React, TypeScript, Next.js, or similar).
Experience building scalable backend services using Python, Go, Node.js, Rust, or comparable technologies.
Familiarity with distributed systems, APIs, and cloud infrastructure.
Experience building highly interactive consumer products.
Background working with AI, machine learning products, search, recommendations, personalization, or multimodal systems is a plus.
A track record of shipping products quickly while maintaining engineering quality.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Frontend TechnologiesBackend ServicesAPIsCloud InfrastructureUser Experience DesignPrototypingProduct MetricsScalable SystemsMultimodal CapabilitiesEngineering Standards

Soft Skills

CommunicationCollaborationAdaptabilityAttention to DetailProblem Solving