# Full-Stack Software Engineer, Emerging Products

**Company:** [OpenAI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/openai)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Fullstack Engineering
**Salary:** $295k – $445k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Frontend Engineering, Backend Systems, Full-Stack Architecture, Product Development, User Research, Product Analytics, System Architecture, Software Engineering
**Posted:** 2026-09-10

> Senior full-stack engineer responsible for taking ambiguous 0-to-1 product concepts from idea through prototype, validation, and launch. The role emphasizes strong frontend development, backend and systems architecture, product judgment, and cross-functional collaboration.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Build and ship high-quality product experiments across the full stack.
- Turn ambiguous user needs and emerging technical capabilities into testable product concepts, using research and metrics to guide iteration.
- Own technical direction for 0-to-1 projects, balancing speed, reliability, and a clear path from prototype to scalable product.
- Partner with design, product, research, and engineering teams to dogfood, evaluate, launch, and transition successful experiments.

## Requirements
- Track record of building and shipping end-to-end products in fast-moving, high-ownership environments.
- Strong frontend engineering skills with sufficient backend and systems depth for full-stack architectural decisions.
- Product intuition combined with user research and product data to identify opportunities and make pragmatic tradeoffs.
- High degree of autonomy and ability to move quickly through ambiguity.
- Clear cross-disciplinary communication and willingness to learn as needed.

## Compensation
- Annual salary range: $295,000–$445,000.

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