Full Stack Software Engineer, API Experience
WFA Digital Insight
The demand for skilled full stack software engineers with AI experience has skyrocketed, with a 25% growth in job postings in the last year alone. As companies like OpenAI continue to push the boundaries of AI, the need for talented engineers who can build and scale developer-facing products has never been more pressing. With the rise of remote work, companies are looking for candidates who can work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment. OpenAI stands out for its commitment to ensuring AI benefits all of humanity, making this a unique opportunity for engineers who want to make a real impact.
Job Description
About the Role
The Full Stack Software Engineer role at OpenAI is a highly cross-functional position that requires a deep understanding of both frontend and backend development. As a member of the API Experience team, you will be responsible for building and scaling developer-facing products that make OpenAI's capabilities reliable, understandable, and useful in production. You will work closely with product, design, research, API engineering, and developer-facing teams to define and build the next generation of OpenAI's developer experience.The API Experience team is focused on the end-to-end developer experience for the OpenAI API, owning the surfaces developers touch every day, including docs, SDKs, the Playground, examples, onboarding flows, and the systems that help developers go from first request to production deployment quickly and confidently.
As a Full Stack Software Engineer at OpenAI, you will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of projects, from building and scaling developer-facing products to improving the systems that generate, maintain, and publish SDKs, API references, docs, guides, and developer examples.
What You Will Do
- Build and scale developer-facing products, including the OpenAI API Playground, documentation experiences, onboarding flows, examples, and API workflow tools
- Own full stack projects end to end, from product definition and UX collaboration through backend implementation, launch, measurement, and iteration
- Improve the systems that generate, maintain, and publish SDKs, API references, docs, guides, and developer examples
- Partner with API, research, design, and infrastructure teams to bring new model capabilities and API primitives to developers in a clear, usable way
- Use developer feedback, product analytics, and direct customer insight to identify friction and improve the API experience
- Help set technical and product direction for a new NYC-based team with broad ownership over OpenAI's developer experience
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and build new features and products
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to the improvement of the codebase
- Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies
- Participate in the development of best practices and standards for software development
What We Are Looking For
- 5+ years of professional engineering experience, excluding internships, in product-driven engineering teams
- Strong experience with TypeScript, React, and modern web application development
- Proficiency in one or more backend languages such as Python, Go, Rust, TypeScript, or similar
- Experience designing, building, and operating production APIs, services, databases, or developer tooling
- Strong product judgment and a track record of turning ambiguous developer problems into simple, high-quality product experiences
- Experience with documentation systems, SDKs, API design, developer tools, or technical content pipelines is a strong plus
- Comfort working across product, design, engineering, research, and external developer feedback loops
- Care for reliability, performance, accessibility, and maintainability in production systems
- Interest in AI and developer platforms; direct ML experience is helpful but not required
- Ability to thrive in a fast-moving environment with loosely defined problems and competing priorities
Nice to Have
- Experience with machine learning or artificial intelligence
- Familiarity with containerization using Docker
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or Google Cloud
- Knowledge of security best practices and protocols
- Experience with agile development methodologies
Benefits and Perks
- Competitive salary and equity package
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible PTO policy and paid holidays
- Remote work stipend and home office setup
- Professional development opportunities and conference sponsorships
- Access to the latest technologies and tools
- Collaborative and dynamic work environment
How to Stand Out
- To stand out as a candidate, make sure to showcase your experience with TypeScript, React, and modern web application development in your portfolio or resume.
- Be prepared to discuss your experience with production APIs, services, databases, or developer tooling, and how you've used them to solve real-world problems.
- Highlight your ability to work across product, design, engineering, research, and external developer feedback loops, and give examples of times when you've successfully collaborated with cross-functional teams.
- Don't be afraid to ask about the company culture and values during the interview process, and be prepared to discuss how you think you'll fit in with the team.
- Make sure to research the company and the role beforehand, and come prepared with thoughtful questions to ask the interviewer.
- Consider reaching out to current or former employees to get a sense of what it's like to work at the company, and what the biggest challenges and opportunities are in the role.
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