iOS Software Engineer, ChatGPT Engineering
Job Description
About the Team The ChatGPT organization at OpenAI supports our mission by innovating across multiple core domains that shape how millions of people experience advanced AI. We are growing cross-functionally and hiring engineers across teams including Growth, Ecosystems, Personalization, Search Infrastructure, and more — all contributing to the next generation of AI-driven products and platforms. About the Role We are seeking an experienced iOS Software Engineer to build and improve the ChatGPT iOS app. In this role, you will: - Build and ship new iOS features that expand the boundaries of AI-powered mobile applications.
- Drive improvements in app performance, architecture, test coverage, tooling, and reliability.
- Collaborate with Product, Design, Research, and other Engineering teams to enhance user delight.
- Own components end-to-end — design, implementation, testing, launch, and iteration.
- Integrate with backend and AI systems to deliver seamless mobile experiences. You might thrive in this role if you: - Have deep experience in iOS development (Swift/Objective-C), including frameworks like UIKit/SwiftUI, Core Data, and performance optimization.
- Are passionate about creating intuitive, performant, and delightful mobile experiences.
- Enjoy collaborating in cross-disciplinary teams and iterating rapidly. We are open to hiring in San Francisco, New York and Seattle 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. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. For additional information, please see OpenAI’s Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement https://cdn.openai.com/policies/eeo-policy-statement.pdf. Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable law, and qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment consistent with those laws, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, for US-based candidates. For unincorporated Los Angeles County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: protect computer hardware entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon termination of employment or end of assignment; and maintain the confidentiality of proprietary, confidential, and non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected information technology systems and related data security obligations. To notify OpenAI that you believe this job posting is non-compliant, please submit a report through this form https://form.asana.com/?d=57018692298241&k=5MqR40fZd7jlxVUh5J-UeA. No response will be provided to inquiries unrelated to job posting compliance. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, and requests can be made via this link https://form.asana.com/?k=bQ7w9h3iexRlicUdWRiwvg&d=57018692298241. OpenAI Global Applicant Privacy Policy https://cdn.openai.com/policies/global-employee-and-contractor-privacy-policy.pdf At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology.
How to Stand Out
- Review the latest iOS development trends and advancements, particularly those related to AI-powered mobile applications, to demonstrate your ability to build and improve the ChatGPT iOS app.
- Familiarize yourself with OpenAI's existing products and platforms, including the ChatGPT iOS app, to identify areas of potential improvement and showcase your understanding of the company's technology stack.
- Prepare to discuss your experience with collaborative development tools like Git, as well as your ability to work with cross-functional teams, including Product, Design, and Research, to drive improvements in app performance and architecture.
- Develop a portfolio or work samples that demonstrate your expertise in iOS software engineering, including examples of AI-powered features, performance optimization, and architectural improvements, to share with the interviewer.
- Research OpenAI's salary range for iOS Software Engineers and be prepared to negotiate based on your experience and qualifications, taking into account the company's location in San Francisco and the industry standards for remote work.
- Practice answering behavioral questions that highlight your experience with test coverage, tooling, and reliability, such as "How have you improved app performance in your previous role?" or "Can you describe your experience with automated testing and continuous integration?"
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