OpenAI

Software Engineer, Computer Use & Frontier Interfaces

OpenAI$130K — $180K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of software engineering experience with user-facing products
  • Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals
  • Experience in ambiguous and fast-paced environments
  • Familiarity with Apple platforms or Windows desktop development
  • Solid product sense and experience with interaction design
  • Ability to create prototypes and develop robust systems
  • Passion for AI and its impact on software development

Responsibilities

  • Design, prototype, and build innovative AI-native interfaces
  • Develop technologies that support generative UI interactions
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to validate concepts
  • Create end-to-end prototypes that inform future product direction
  • Contribute to platform technologies across various products
  • Establish best practices for an early-stage engineering team
  • Engage in a development process centered on learning and user feedback

Benefits

  • Dynamic and innovative work environment
  • Opportunity to shape the future of AI interaction
  • Cross-functional collaboration with design and product teams
  • Involvement in an iterative development process
  • Access to the latest AI technologies and tools
Full Job Description
About the role

We're looking for exceptional engineers who are excited to invent entirely new ways for people to interact with AI. You'll work at the intersection of engineering, product, and design to explore, prototype, and build novel interface concepts that push beyond traditional software paradigms.

This role requires comfort with ambiguity, strong product instincts, and a willingness to move fluidly between experimentation and production systems. You'll help shape both the capabilities and the user experiences that define how people engage with AI.

In this role you will:
  • Design, prototype, and build novel AI-native interfaces and interaction models.
  • Develop foundational technologies and frameworks that enable generative UI and computer use experiences.
  • Collaborate closely with designers, product thinkers, and engineers to rapidly explore and validate new concepts.
  • Build end-to-end prototypes and production systems that can influence future OpenAI products.
  • Contribute to platform technologies that can be adopted across multiple product surfaces.
  • Help establish technical direction and engineering best practices for an incubation-stage team.
  • Participate in a highly iterative development process focused on learning, experimentation, and user feedback.
You might thrive in this role if you:
  • Have strong software engineering fundamentals and experience building user-facing products.
  • Enjoy working in ambiguous, fast-moving environments where the path forward is not always obvious.
  • Have experience with Apple platforms, Windows, or desktop development
  • Are excited by zero-to-one product development and early-stage exploration.
  • Have a strong product sense and enjoy thinking deeply about user experience and interaction design.
  • Can rapidly prototype ideas while also building robust, scalable systems when needed.
  • Are energized by cross-functional collaboration and enjoy working closely with design and product partners.
  • Are curious about how AI will transform software and motivated to help define what comes next.
  • Believe that breakthrough products emerge from tight feedback loops between ideas, prototypes, technology, and users.


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.
Learn more about OpenAI
Size
100 employees
Industry
Founded
2015

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