About this role
Building and shipping high-quality product experiments across the full stack defines the day-to-day work on the Emerging Products team at OpenAI. Operating as a lean product lab, the group collaborates across research, infrastructure, and consumer divisions to identify new product opportunities, prototype them rapidly, and scale the successful concepts. A senior engineer in this role takes ownership of ambiguous 0-to-1 initiatives, constructing the necessary user interfaces and backend systems while making architectural decisions that allow initial tests to mature into robust offerings.
Candidates who thrive here typically bring a background from fast-moving, startup, or high-ownership environments where autonomy is essential. The position suits individuals who combine strong frontend capabilities with sufficient systems depth, pairing product intuition with data and user research to navigate ambiguity. Someone who communicates clearly across disciplines and adapts quickly to whatever learning is required to move a product forward will find success in this setting.
What you will do
- Build and ship high-quality product experiments across the full stack.
- Turn ambiguous user needs and emerging technical capabilities into testable product concepts by using research and metrics to guide iteration.
- Own technical direction for 0-to-1 projects while balancing speed, reliability, and a clear path from prototype to scalable product.
- Partner closely with design, product, research, and engineering teams to dogfood, evaluate, launch, and transition successful experiments.
What you need
- Have a track record of building and shipping end-to-end products in fast-moving, startup, founder-led, growth, or other high-ownership environments.
- Bring strong frontend engineering skills and enough backend and systems depth to make sound full-stack architectural decisions.
- Pair product intuition with evidence by using user research and product data to identify opportunities and make pragmatic tradeoffs.
- Operate with a high degree of autonomy, move quickly through ambiguity, and create lightweight structure where little exists.
- Communicate clearly across disciplines and demonstrate a willingness to learn whatever is needed to move a product forward.
Benefits
- Offers Equity
Questions candidates ask
Where is this role located?
This role is based in the Mission Bay office in San Francisco.
What is the compensation for this position?
The salary is $295K – $445K with offers of equity.
What kind of team will I be working with?
The Emerging Products team is a lean, high-output product lab group that builds products at the forefront of model capabilities. We collaborate across all teams within the company, from research and infrastructure to consumer products.