OpenAI

Android Engineer, Applied Foundations

OpenAI • $150K — $180K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Up to 6 years of professional software engineering experience.
  • Proven track record of building high-quality Android applications in production.
  • Fluency in Kotlin (and/or Java) with familiarity in Android development tools and architecture components.
  • Strong emphasis on performance, security, and user experience in mobile development.
  • Ability to work cross-functionally to bring ambitious product ideas to life.

Responsibilities

  • Develop core mobile experiences for OpenAI's users.
  • Create reusable Android foundations for different OpenAI apps.
  • Own client-side systems including UI, networking, state management, and payment integrations.
  • Collaborate closely with backend, product, and safety teams.
  • Shape the mobile architecture to support OpenAI’s ecosystem at scale.

Benefits

  • Equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity.
  • Reasonable accommodations provided for applicants with disabilities.
  • Background checks conducted consistently with applicable laws.
Full Job Description
About the Role

You will be a Senior Android engineer on OpenAI's Applied Foundations team, building the core mobile experiences that power how users sign up, manage their account, family features, pay for services, stay safe, and interact with OpenAI's products with confidence. This role is about creating high-quality products as well as reusable Android foundations that product teams across different OpenAI apps depend on to ship quickly while meeting the highest standards for security, reliability, and user trust. You'll own complex client-side systems spanning UI, networking, local state, payment integrations and Apple platform integrations, and work closely with backend, product, and safety partners to shape the architecture that supports OpenAI's mobile ecosystem at global scale.

You might thrive in this role if you:
  • Have 4+ years of professional software engineering experience.
  • Have a proven track record of building high-quality Android applications in production.
  • Are fluent in Kotlin (and/or Java) and familiar with Android development tools and architecture components.
  • Prioritize performance, security, and user experience in mobile development.
  • Enjoy working cross-functionally to bring ambitious product ideas to life.
  • Care deeply about performance, security, and user experience.


At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology.

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an artificial intelligence research laboratory consisting of the for-profit corporation OpenAI LP and its parent company, the non-profit OpenAI Inc. The company was founded in 2015 by a group of technology leaders, including Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, and John Schulman. OpenAI's mission is to develop and promote friendly AI for the betterment of humanity. The company has developed a number of cutting-edge AI technologies, including GPT-3, a language processing system that can generate human-like text. OpenAI has received funding from a number of high-profile investors, including LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and venture capitalist Peter Thiel.
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100 employees
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Founded
2015

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