Founding Software Engineer, Physical Engineering
OpenAI · San Francisco
Frontier labremote$347k–$445k
At a glance
Highlights
- Build full-stack AI products for mechanical and electrical engineering workflows.
- Create ChatGPT experiences and integrations that connect AI to engineering software.
- Shape a new product vertical from zero, guiding technical foundations and direction.
What they offer
- Equity
Ideal candidate
A product-minded full-stack builder who thrives in ambiguity and owns work end-to-end. You love working directly with users and are excited to apply frontier AI to physical product design.
Requirements
- Independently built and shipped substantial software products with ownership across frontend and backend systems
- Strong product instincts and UI judgment for tools that make complex work easier to understand
- Comfortable owning work independently and making decisions with incomplete information
- Able to turn ambiguous opportunities into working products from discovery through production iteration
- Enjoy working directly with users and translating needs into product and technical decisions
- Experience building CAD, CAE, simulation, electrical design or related engineering software
Lab profile
About OpenAI
Builds safe frontier AI models and products like ChatGPT for broad benefit.
What they build
- ChatGPT
- OpenAI API
- Frontier AI models
Known for
- Frontier-scale distributed ML training
- Massive GPU fleet and data center operations
- Exabyte-scale data lakes and streaming
- AI alignment and safety research
Key facts
- Operates one of the world's largest GPU fleets
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