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Software Engineer, Core Science

OpenAIGenerative AI company
San Francisco, United States$293K - $385K USDMid
Software Engineering

About the role

Build backend and full-stack systems enabling AI-powered scientific research workflows.

  • Build platforms, products, and infrastructure powering AI-native scientific research workflows across backend, data pipelines, and user-facing experiences within Codex.
  • Key Responsibilities Design and implement backend systems and full-stack product experiences for scientific workflows.
  • Develop AI-native workflows for literature review, paper writing, and research synthesis.
  • Partner with researchers and domain experts to translate needs into trustworthy product capabilities.
  • Build tools for data analysis, simulations, and computational experiments.
  • Own systems end-to-end from architecture to production operations.
  • Requirements Strong backend or full-stack engineering fundamentals and production experience.
  • Experience building scalable distributed systems or data-intensive applications.
  • Comfortable in ambiguous 0→1 environments and rapid iteration.
  • Strong communication across engineering, research, and product teams.
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Level:Mid
Location:San Francisco, United States