Software Engineer - Jobs Platform & Certifications

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About the role

We’re looking for exceptional engineers to help build one of the most transformative applications of AI: using ChatGPT to expand economic opportunity at scale. This role sits at the intersection of agents, search/matching, personalization, UX, and real-world economic impact. You will help build a career agent that understands skills, enables certification, and connects worker and employer agents based on capabilities rather than static résumés.

Responsibilities

• Own major product surfaces end-to-end to build the next-generation AI-powered jobs platform
• Design and ship core systems for matching, candidate verification, skills representation, and workflow automation
• Work with research to turn new model and agent capabilities into production features that help users prove skills, certify expertise, and find opportunities
• Build high-trust, scalable systems that support millions of job seekers and employers
• Run experiments, talk to users, and iterate quickly to identify what drives successful outcomes (not clicks or resumes)
• Collaborate closely with product, design, research, and operations to create human-centered experiences powered by AI
• Optimize for speed, reliability, and security to ensure a trusted platform for economic mobility

Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering experience building highly-available user-facing products
• Experience working across the stack (frontend + backend) and comfort owning features end-to-end
• Passion for marketplaces, matching systems, or search/personalization (prior experience helpful but not strictly required)
• Interest in AI-driven UX, agents, and workflow automation (direct ML experience is not required)
• Comfortable working in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment where new ideas ship quickly and user impact matters most

About OpenAI / Company policies

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company focused on ensuring general-purpose AI benefits all of humanity. The company values diverse perspectives and is an equal opportunity employer. Background checks will be administered in accordance with applicable law. OpenAI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary range: $325,000 — $490,000 (USD). Total compensation includes equity and may include bonuses; base pay varies by location, skills, and experience.
• Offers equity
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
• Pre-tax accounts (Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, commuter benefits)
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents, 20 weeks for non-birthing parents) and paid medical/caregiver leave
• Flexible PTO for exempt employees; up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
• 13+ paid company holidays and periodic coordinated office closures
• Mental health and wellness support; employer-paid 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)