Software Engineer, Computer Use & Frontier Interfaces

Responsibilities

• Design, prototype, and build novel AI-native interfaces and interaction models.
• Develop foundational technologies and frameworks that enable generative UI and computer use experiences.
• Collaborate closely with designers, product thinkers, and engineers to rapidly explore and validate new concepts.
• Build end-to-end prototypes and production systems that can influence future OpenAI products.
• Contribute to platform technologies that can be adopted across multiple product surfaces.
• Help establish technical direction and engineering best practices for an incubation-stage team.
• Participate in a highly iterative development process focused on learning, experimentation, and user feedback.

Requirements

• Strong software engineering fundamentals and experience building user-facing products.
• Experience with Apple platforms, Windows, or desktop development.
• Comfort with ambiguity and strong product instincts.
• Ability to move fluidly between experimentation and production systems.
• Strong product sense and enjoyment of thinking deeply about user experience and interaction design.
• Ability to rapidly prototype ideas while also building robust, scalable systems when needed.
• Energized by cross-functional collaboration with design and product partners.
• Curiosity about how AI will transform software and motivation to help define what comes next.
• Belief that breakthrough products emerge from tight feedback loops between ideas, prototypes, technology, and users.