mid Software Engineer ic 4+ yrs · Posted Jul 22, 2025
$153,000 – $385,000
USD per year

About this role

OpenAI is hiring a mid-level Software Engineer as a remote position. The posting calls out experience with Python, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Machine Learning and roughly 4+ years of relevant work. Compensation is listed at $153,000–$385,000 per year.

Role
Software Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
mid
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
Remote (United States)
Work mode
Remote
Experience
4+ years
Department
People
Posted
Jul 22, 2025
AI Summary
Full-stack engineer building HR, recruiting, and culture products end-to-end. Own product development lifecycle, collaborate with People Team and stakeholders, and apply LLMs to people operations. Requires 4+ years experience, JavaScript/React, Python backend, and database knowledge.

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Job description

from OpenAI careers

About the Team

At OpenAI, we’re building the connective tissue between our mission and our people. People Innovation Labs is a fast-moving engineering team embedded in the People organization, focused on rethinking how we find and retain the best talent and empower everyone to do their best work. From recruiting to culture, we’re designing systems that give our People Team a significant edge by infusing OpenAI’s models and first-principles thinking into every aspect of our work. Our projects range from greenfield 0-1 products like OpenHouse (our internal knowledge hub) to AI-powered automations and scalable recruiting tools. We’re defining the future of work at OpenAI, creating a blueprint for how AI can supercharge productivity, culture, and innovation.

About the Role

We are looking for a self-starter engineer who loves building new products in an iterative and fast-moving environment. This team is for full stack product engineers who are deeply curious about culture, recruiting and people development, and want to know everything from the business strategy and metrics down through the code that gets us there. In this role, you will work with members of the People Team and leaders across the company to build software focused on HR, culture and recruiting from the ground up. You’ll also innovate on how we apply LLMs in these domains. 

 In this role, you will:

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