Software Engineer, Web Layer

Slope; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 255,000 - 405,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI in San Francisco is seeking a developer for the Codex desktop client. You will be responsible for end-to-end design and implementation of features, focusing on the backend in C++. A strong understanding of web development environments like Chromium is preferred. This role embraces a hybrid work model and offers significant relocation assistance for new employees.

The ideal candidate should have a strong background in C++ and experience working in complex environments. This is an opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge AI technology.

Qualifications

• Significant experience building technically complex features end-to-end.
• Strong C++ development experience, ideally in browser environments.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment.
• Effective communication across different roles within the organization.
• Self-directed and capable of executing tasks end-to-end.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement infrastructure and features for Codex desktop client.
• Partner with product and design to build web browsing features.
• Collaborate with the Codex team to ensure performance and security.

Skills

C++

API design

Python

TypeScript

Chromium

Electron

Job description

About the Team

The Codex Web Layer team provides the web-based systems and user experiences for Codex across the entire stack, from the Electron-like application framework that powers the application, to the user-facing in-app browser.

About the Role

In this role, you will be responsible for designing and implementing infrastructure and features end-to-end for the Codex desktop client application. You will help define what it means to be a hybrid agentic/interactive web browser. The team embodies "full stack" development from the lowest-level OS integration to the highest-level interaction design.

This role is based in San Francisco. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.

In this role you will:

• Partner closely with product and design to conceive, design, and build features for Codex web browsing features on macOS and Windows. This role will focus mostly on the backend C++ layer and Chromium, but many features cross the full stack including some TypeScript.

• Partner with the wider Codex team to deliver a high-performance, stable, and secure application platform for client development. This includes API design and implementation (mostly in C++) and the infrastructure that supports deploying it (in Python, TypeScript, and agentic skills).

• Work with a small, experienced team of engineers on this critical and rapidly growing product.

You might thrive in this role if you:

• Have significant experience building technically complex features end-to-end.

• Are a strong C++ developer, especially with experience in browser environments like Chromium and Electron. Since this role is more backend focused, general knowledge of web development and TypeScript is helpful but not required.

• Thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.

• Communicate clearly and concisely across many different roles in the organization.

• Are self-directed, identifying important work and executing it end-to-end.

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.

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Compensation Range: $255K - $405K