OpenAI
Applied AI Engineer, Startups
$211K–$278K
San Francisco +1 · Full-time · Posted Jun 1, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco
New York City - Experience
- 5+ years as a software engineer, ML engineer, or equivalent.
About the job
Partners with strategic startup customers to design, prototype, launch, and scale applications built on OpenAI’s API, while providing product and research feedback.
What you'll do
- Guide startup customers from ideation through production and scale, aligning technical work with business goals.
- Experiment and prototype with customers, and share best practices through open-source resources and documentation.
- Synthesize customer feedback for Product and Research teams and build relationships across the startup ecosystem.
What they ask for
- Proficiency in Python and JavaScript, with a strong grasp of AI/LLM best practices.
- Has built and/or delivered prototypes on the OpenAI API platform.
- Can identify opportunities to maximize customer business value using the OpenAI API.
- Can own problems end-to-end, manage concurrent projects, and prioritize effectively.
Nice to have
- Experience in a startup environment.
- Founder or founding engineer experience.
Pay
$211K – $278K USD base salary
Tools
Python, JavaScript, OpenAI API
AI focus
Helps customers develop and scale generative AI applications, prototypes use cases, and provides product and model feedback.
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