Software Engineer, Full Stack (People Innovation)

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About the Team

At OpenAI, we’re building the connective tissue between our mission and our people. People Innovation Labs is a fast-moving engineering team embedded in the People organization, focused on rethinking how we find and retain the best talent and empower everyone to do their best work. From recruiting to culture, we’re designing systems that give our People Team a significant edge by infusing OpenAI’s models and first-principles thinking into every aspect of our work. Projects range from greenfield 0→1 products like OpenHouse (an internal knowledge hub) to AI-powered automations and scalable recruiting tools.

Responsibilities

• Own the full product development lifecycle for new people products end-to-end.
• Talk to internal stakeholders to understand their problems and design solutions to address them.
• Work with the research team to share relevant feedback and iterate on applying their latest models.
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team of engineers, HRBPs, recruiters, researchers, product managers, designers, and people in operations to create cutting-edge products.

Requirements

• 4+ years of professional engineering experience (excluding internships) in relevant roles at tech and product-driven companies.
• Experience building products from scratch (former founder or early engineer at a startup is a plus).
• Interest in building company culture and/or recruiting the world’s most talented people.
• Proficiency with JavaScript, React, and other web technologies.
• Proficiency with a backend language (OpenAI uses Python).
• Some experience with relational databases such as Postgres / MySQL.
• Interest in AI/ML (direct experience is not required).
• Ability to move quickly in an environment with loosely defined tasks and competing priorities or deadlines.

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. The company emphasizes safety, diverse perspectives, and equal opportunity. Background checks will be administered consistent with applicable law for US-based candidates. OpenAI is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary range listed: $200,000 – $385,000 (base pay may vary depending on location, knowledge, skills, and experience). Total compensation may include equity and performance-related bonuses for eligible employees.
• 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 and paid medical/caregiver leave.
• Flexible PTO (exempt) and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees, plus 13+ company holidays and other paid 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, etc.).