Platform Engineer: Developer Tools & APIs

OpenAI; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI is seeking platform-minded engineers who know what it takes to build a platform developers want to use. You’ll work across developer-facing interfaces, APIs, and backend systems. You’ll own features from the first developer conversation through implementation and release.

You’ll talk directly with developers, partners, and the open-source community. Their experience will inform the APIs and abstractions you design, the problems you prioritize, and the tradeoffs you make.

Qualifications

• Experience building developer-facing interfaces and APIs.
• Ability to talk with developers and partners.
• Experience across web interfaces and backend systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and ship APIs, SDKs, and services that developers use to extend ChatGPT and Codex.
• Make plugins easier to create, test, publish, update, and share.
• Improve compatibility and consistency across ChatGPT and Codex, including interactive app experiences.
• Contribute to MCP and other open standards, bringing practical developer needs into their design.
• Work with developers and partners to understand recurring problems and improve the platform, tooling, and documentation.
• Work with Product, Research, Security, and Trust & Safety on permissions, compatibility, and safe, reliable execution.

Skills

APIs design

SDK design

Developer platforms

Open source experience

Job description

OpenAI is seeking platform-minded engineers who know what it takes to build a platform developers want to use. You’ll work across developer-facing interfaces, APIs, and backend systems. You’ll own features from the first developer conversation through implementation and release.

You’ll talk directly with developers, partners, and the open-source community. Their experience will inform the APIs and abstractions you design, the problems you prioritize, and the tradeoffs you make.