OpenAI
Software Engineer, Codex Enterprise
$230K–$385K
San Francisco · Full-time · Posted Jan 9, 2026
About the job
Build and launch backend-focused Codex Enterprise products and capabilities that help organizations use coding agents in software development workflows.
What you'll do
- Shape and own products and features from exploration and architecture through implementation, launch, and production operations.
- Build ecosystem capabilities and enterprise administration, governance, and usage-visibility services.
- Design reliable, secure, observable backend systems and turn user and deployment feedback into reusable improvements.
What they ask for
- Deep backend engineering experience, including production services and distributed systems; backend-leaning full-stack engineers with substantial backend depth are also considered.
- Demonstrated ownership of a new product or major capability from an ambiguous starting point through launch.
- Proficiency in a backend language and strong coding, software design, and debugging fundamentals.
- Strong product judgment, independent problem-solving, and communication and collaboration skills.
Nice to have
- Experience building enterprise products, integrations, or identity and governance capabilities.
- Hands-on experience as a founder who brought a product to market, or a sustained track record of growing technical responsibility at a larger company.
Pay
$230K – $385K (USD, base salary)
Tools
web, IDEs, CLI, CI/CD
AI focus
Build products and capabilities around Codex, OpenAI’s coding agent, including organizational workflows and ecosystem features.
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