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Full Stack Software Engineer, Education

Hybrid

Part remote, part office, you need to live within commuting distance of a named location.

Hybrid · San Francisco

Employer listed it 5 months ago · Added 5 days ago

Been open since 5 months ago. Long-running listings are sometimes left up after the role is filled.

Salary

$266,000 to $385,000

Location

Hybrid · San Francisco

Timezone

Not stated

Contract

Full-time

Experience

Mid

Category

Software

Published by the employer

Remote flexibility

Hybrid

This role is only partly remote, the employer expects time in the office around San Francisco, Hybrid, so you need to live within commuting distance.

What the employer says

  • Source listing states candidate location: "San Francisco, Hybrid"
  • Listing mentions "Hybrid"

What Nomaders makes of it

  • Not suitable if you plan to move between countries

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About the role

About the team

OpenAI’s Education team is building products and experiences that help learners, educators, and institutions benefit from AI in ways that are rigorous, useful, and grounded in real learning outcomes.

The work spans both consumer and B2B education, with close collaboration across engineering, learning science, design, data, and research. This team sits in a highly strategic investment area for OpenAI, with strong opportunities to shape how product ideas flow across consumer and institution-facing experiences.

Some of our recent work:

New Education Plugins for ChatGPT Work and Codex

New tools for understanding AI and learning outcomes

Education for countries

Advancements in higher education

Early product work - Introducing Study Mode

About the role

We’re looking for a product-minded Full Stack Engineer to help build OpenAI’s education products from the ground up. You’ll own end-to-end development across the stack, from early concepting and prototyping through production launch and iteration.

This is an opportunity to work on a highly strategic, early-stage product area where engineering judgment, product sense, and customer empathy all matter.

You’ll partner closely with leaders across the education org, including learning scientists, researchers, designers, and cross-functional partners, to turn emerging ideas into durable product experiences for schools, universities, and other education stakeholders.

In this role, you will:

Build and ship product experiences across the full stack for OpenAI’s education offerings

Own projects end-to-end, from ideation and technical design through implementation, launch, and iteration

Work closely with learning scientists and researchers to translate learning goals and evidence into product decisions

Collaborate with design, data, and cross-functional partners to build thoughtful, high-quality user experiences

Help define the engineering foundation for a growing education pod, including patterns, systems, and technical direction

Contribute to products that may inform both consumer and B2B education experiences over time

Your background might look something like:

5+ years of professional engineering experience (excluding internships) in relevant roles at tech and product-driven companies

Former founder, or early engineer at a startup who has built a product from scratch is a plus

Proficiency with TypeScript, React, and other web technologies

Requirements

The employer hasn't listed requirements separately, they're described in the role summary above and on the original listing.

Benefits

No benefits package published with this listing. Ask about it at first interview.

How to apply

  1. 1Check the flexibility label above, hybrid, matches where you plan to live and work.
  2. 2Tailor your CV to the role at OpenAI, mentioning your remote working experience.
  3. 3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.

Found 6d ago. Last checked today. Always confirm the details on the original posting, salary and location can change after publication.

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