Public Sector Full-Stack Engineer — Cloud & On-Prem

OpenAI; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI is seeking Software Engineers to deploy cutting-edge technology for public sector customers across on-premises and cloud environments. You will collaborate with product, security, and compliance teams and work directly with customers to deliver scalable, reliable platforms.

Based in Washington, DC, San Francisco, CA, or Seattle, WA, with occasional travel to customer sites. The role emphasizes safe deployment and impact-focused engineering across diverse environments.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of engineering experience at tech/product-driven companies

Responsibilities

• Own the development of customer-facing ChatGPT and OpenAI API features end-to-end, on-premises and in the cloud.
• Embed with engineering, security, and compliance to enable products in new environments.
• Talk to users to understand problems and design solutions.
• Collaborate with researchers to iterate models for public sector use at model & data layers.
• Work with cross-functional teams to create cutting-edge products.
• Optimize applications for speed and scale.

Skills

JavaScript

React

Python

AI/ML interest

Public sector focus

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

OpenAI is seeking Software Engineers to deploy cutting-edge technology for public sector customers across on-premises and cloud environments. You will collaborate with product, security, and compliance teams and work directly with customers to deliver scalable, reliable platforms.

Based in Washington, DC, San Francisco, CA, or Seattle, WA, with occasional travel to customer sites. The role emphasizes safe deployment and impact-focused engineering across diverse environments.