Software Engineer, Computer Use & Frontier Interfaces

at OpenAI
USD 255,000-405,000 per year
MIDDLE
โœ… Hybrid
โœ… Relocation

Used Tools & Technologies

Not specified

Required Skills & Competences

Experimentation @ 3 ChatGPT @ 5 Codex @ 5 AI @ 3

Details

The Computer Use and New Interfaces team focuses on discovering and building the next generation of AI-native interfaces. The team works on both near-term product development and longer-term product incubation that can influence experiences across ChatGPT, Codex, future OpenAI products, and emerging device platforms. The environment is highly collaborative and design-driven, valuing rapid experimentation, prototyping, and iteration.

Responsibilities

  • 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.

Requirements / Qualifications

  • Strong software engineering fundamentals and experience building user-facing products.
  • Comfortable working in ambiguous, fast-moving environments and doing zero-to-one product development and early-stage exploration.
  • Experience with Apple platforms, Windows, or desktop development.
  • Strong product sense and interest in user experience and interaction design.
  • Ability to rapidly prototype ideas and also build robust, scalable production systems when needed.
  • Experience collaborating closely with design and product partners and working in cross-functional teams.
  • Interest in inventing new interaction paradigms for AI and shaping how people engage with AI.

Benefits

  • Base pay range: $255,000 - $405,000 (additional equity and performance-related bonuses may apply).
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts.
  • Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match.
  • Paid parental leave, paid medical and caregiver leave.
  • Paid time off (flexible PTO for exempt employees) and company holidays/office closures.
  • Mental health and wellness support; employer-paid basic life and disability coverage.
  • Annual learning and development stipend.
  • Daily meals in offices and meal delivery credits as eligible.
  • Relocation support for eligible employees.
  • Additional taxable fringe benefits (charitable donation matching, wellness stipends) as applicable.