About the team OpenAI’s Education team is building products and experiences that help learners, educators, and institutions benefit from AI in ways that are rigorous, useful, and grounded in real learning outcomes. The work spans both consumer and B2B education, with close collaboration across engineering, learning science, design, data, and research. This team sits in a highly strategic investment area for OpenAI, with strong opportunities to shape how product ideas flow across consumer and institution-facing experiences. Some of our recent work: - New tools for understanding AI and learning outcomes https://openai.com/index/understanding-ai-and-learning-outcomes/ - Education for countries https://openai.com/index/edu-for-countries/ - Advancements in higher education https://openai.com/index/ai-education-opportunity/ - Early product work - Introducing Study Mode https://openai.com/index/chatgpt-study-mode/ About the role We’re looking for a product-minded Full Stack Engineer to help build OpenAI’s education products from the ground up. You’ll own end-to-end development across the stack, from early concepting and prototyping through production launch and iteration. This is an opportunity to work on a highly strategic, early-stage product area where engineering judgment, product sense, and customer empathy all matter. You’ll partner closely with leaders across the education org, including learning scientists, researchers, designers, and cross-functional partners, to turn emerging ideas into durable product experiences for schools, universities, and other education stakeholders. In this role, you will: - Build and ship product experiences across the full stack for OpenAI’s education offerings - Own projects end-to-end, from ideation and technical design through implementation, launch, and iteration - Work closely with learning scientists and researchers to translate learning goals and evidence into product decisions - Collaborate with design, data, and cross-functional partners to build thoughtful, high-quality user experiences - Help define the engineering foundation for a growing education pod, including patterns, systems, and technical direction - Contribute to products that may inform both consumer and B2B education experiences over time Your background might look something like: - 5+ years of professional engineering experience (excluding internships) in relevant roles at tech and product-driven companies - Former founder, or early engineer at a startup who has built a product from scratch is a plus - Proficiency with TypeScript, React, and other web technologies - Proficiency in one or more backend languages (e.g., Python, Go, Rust, Typescript or similar) and distributed systems concepts - Some experience with relational databases like Postgres/MySQL - Care deeply about reliability, safety, and performance in production environments. - Interest in AI/ML (direct experience not required) - Proven ability to thrive in fast-growing, product-driven companies by effectively navigating loosely defined tasks and managing competing priorities or deadlines. - Have experience building interactive educational tools or learning products, or are excited to apply your skills in this space - Have a strong interest in improving access to education and expanding opportunities for learners worldwide About OpenAI OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. 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