# Full Stack Software Engineer, OpenAI Edu

**Company:** [OpenAI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/openai)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Fullstack Engineering
**Salary:** $230k – $385k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** TypeScript, React, Python, Go, Rust, Postgres, MySQL, Distributed Systems
**Posted:** 2026-04-16

> Build and ship full-stack education products end-to-end, partnering with learning scientists, designers, and researchers. Requires 5+ years experience, proficiency in TypeScript/React and backend languages like Python/Go, plus focus on reliability and product sense.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Build and ship product experiences across the full stack for OpenAI’s education offerings
- Own projects end-to-end, from ideation and technical design through implementation, launch, and iteration
- Work closely with learning scientists and researchers to translate learning goals and evidence into product decisions
- Collaborate with design, data, and cross-functional partners to build thoughtful, high-quality user experiences
- Help define the engineering foundation for a growing education pod, including patterns, systems, and technical direction
- Contribute to products that may inform both consumer and B2B education experiences over time

## Requirements
- 5+ years of professional engineering experience (excluding internships) in relevant roles at tech and product-driven companies
- Proficiency with **TypeScript**, **React**, and other web technologies
- Proficiency in one or more backend languages (**Python**, **Go**, **Rust**, **TypeScript** or similar) and distributed systems concepts
- Some experience with relational databases like **Postgres**/**MySQL**
- Care deeply about reliability, safety, and performance in production environments
- Interest in AI/ML (direct experience not required)
- Proven ability to thrive in fast-growing, product-driven companies by effectively navigating loosely defined tasks and managing competing priorities or deadlines

## Nice-to-Haves
- Former founder, or early engineer at a startup who has built a product from scratch
- Experience building interactive educational tools or learning products
- Strong interest in improving access to education and expanding opportunities for learners worldwide

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