Software Engineer, iOS

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About the Team

OpenAI’s Applications Engineering organization builds and operates the products that bring our cutting-edge research to millions of users and developers worldwide. We power products such as ChatGPT, the OpenAI API, and emerging AI-native applications. Our teams span product engineering, infrastructure, and safety, working together to ensure that OpenAI’s technology is delivered with reliability, security, and a world-class user experience.

About the Role

We’re seeking iOS engineers to craft and evolve the ChatGPT iOS app and future AI-powered mobile experiences. You’ll build new features, optimize performance, and integrate the latest Apple platform capabilities to deliver a seamless, delightful assistant in every user’s pocket.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship new experiences on iOS that showcase the power of AI.
• Optimize app performance, reliability, and responsiveness at global scale.
• Establish robust testing frameworks and refine app architecture for long-term maintainability.
• Collaborate with product, design, research, and backend teams to deliver high-impact features.
• Provide technical leadership to shape the future of OpenAI’s iOS platform.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Up to 6 years of professional software engineering experience (listed as a typical profile).
• Proven track record of building high-quality iOS applications in production.
• Fluent in Swift and familiar with the Apple development ecosystem (Xcode, UIKit/SwiftUI).
• Prioritize performance, security, and user experience in mobile development.
• Comfortable working cross-functionally to bring ambitious product ideas to life.

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.

Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable law, and qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered consistent with those laws (including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, for US-based candidates). For unincorporated Los Angeles County workers, certain job duties requiring protection of computer hardware and confidential information may affect conditional offers.

Compensation & Benefits

• Listed base compensation: $255K (base pay may vary depending on market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience).
• Offers equity and may include performance-related bonus(es) for eligible employees.
• 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.
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match.
• Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), 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 coordinated company office closures throughout the year, plus paid sick or safe time as required by law.
• 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) may be provided.

Other Notes

• This role is at-will and OpenAI reserves the right to modify base pay and other compensation components at any time based on individual performance, team or company results, or market conditions.
• Reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities are available; instructions to request accommodations are provided in the posting.