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Software Engineer, Plugin Developer Platform

San Francisco (Remote)$185k–$490kfulltimemidAdded today

About this role

Join OpenAI's Plugin Developer Platform team to design and build APIs, SDKs, and services that enable developers to extend ChatGPT and Codex. You'll work across the full stack—from developer-facing interfaces to backend systems—while directly engaging with the open-source community to shape how developers build for AI agents.

What you'll do

  • Design and ship APIs and SDKs for extending ChatGPT and Codex
  • Simplify plugin creation, testing, publishing, and sharing workflows
  • Improve compatibility across ChatGPT, Codex, and interactive app experiences
  • Contribute to the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and other open standards
  • Collaborate with developers and partners to identify platform gaps and improvements
  • Work with Product, Security, and Trust & Safety teams on permissions and safe execution

What they're looking for

  • API design and SDK development
  • Full-stack software engineering (frontend and backend)
  • Open-source project experience
  • Developer platform experience
  • Technical communication and API documentation
  • Systems design and architecture
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Understanding of developer workflows and tooling

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model (3 days in office per week)
  • Based in San Francisco
  • Relocation assistance offered
  • Opportunity to shape AI agent development standards
  • Direct collaboration with open-source community
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OpenAI

OpenAI builds AI infrastructure and products, including large-scale data center campuses for AI computing and generative AI applications for enterprise customers. The company is hiring civil engineers, project engineers, electrical design engineers, data center R&D engineers, and AI deployment engineers to expand its infrastructure capabilities and help customers deploy AI solutions.

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Likely interview questions

  • Tell us about a developer-facing API or SDK you've built—what design decisions were you most proud of, and what tradeoffs did you make?
  • Describe a time you gathered requirements from developers in the wild. How did you translate their feedback into product priorities?
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