Tech Lead Manager, AI Education Platform

Openai; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI’s Education team is seeking a hands-on Tech Lead Manager to lead and manage a team of three senior full‑stack engineers building AI‑native learning experiences in ChatGPT Education. This role combines technical execution, product judgment, and people leadership: you will write and ship code, mentor engineers, and help shape the product direction for how students and educators use AI.

You will partner with research, go‑to‑market, Consumer Learning, and model teams to translate education

Qualifications

• Hands-on leadership experience in software engineering teams
• Strong technical background in full-stack development
• Product intuition and ability to guide roadmap
• Credible technical direction for senior engineers
• Cross-functional influence and project management skills
• Interest in education and learning science

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of three senior full‑stack engineers.
• Build product experiences for ChatGPT Education and AI‑native learning workflows.
• Partner with research teams on field studies, data pipelines, and cognitive‑outcome measurement.
• Collaborate with Consumer Learning and model teams to translate education insights into wider ChatGPT improvements.
• Drive execution across product, engineering, research, go‑to‑market, and partner teams.
• Help define product strategy, priorities, and delivery plans for a new product pod.

Job description

OpenAI’s Education team is seeking a hands-on Tech Lead Manager to lead and manage a team of three senior full‑stack engineers building AI‑native learning experiences in ChatGPT Education. This role combines technical execution, product judgment, and people leadership: you will write and ship code, mentor engineers, and help shape the product direction for how students and educators use AI.

You will partner with research, go‑to‑market, Consumer Learning, and model teams to translate education