OpenAI

Applied AI Engineer, Startups (Codex)

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4 hours ago
London, United KingdomMid Level

Responsibilities

  • Partner with startups to identify high-impact Codex use cases for building and shipping software.
  • Design and lead technical talks, live demos, workshops, hackathons, and repeatable hands-on programs.
  • Build Codex workflows, integrations, and automations for selected customers.
  • Resolve technical blockers and evaluate workflow effectiveness and reliability.
  • Create reusable code examples, guides, and tools for Codex and the broader OpenAI platform.
  • Collaborate with account teams, developer experience, and ecosystem partners to drive customer value and adoption.
  • Translate customer experiences and developer feedback into insights for Product, Research, and Engineering teams.

Requirements

  • Experience building at, founding, or working closely with early-stage startups.
  • Strong software engineering fundamentals and interest in building practical AI applications, integrations, and developer tools.
  • Active use of Codex or other AI coding tools, with a thoughtful perspective on improving software development.
  • Ability to present technical topics, deliver live demos, and lead hands-on workshops for developers and founders.
  • Ability to explain complex technical ideas clearly and create engaging examples and reusable resources.
  • Strong developer empathy, technical judgment, troubleshooting ability, and customer adoption skills.
  • High agency, curiosity, independence, collaboration, and end-to-end ownership.

Categories

Solutions Engineering
OpenAI

About OpenAI

10,000+ employees

OpenAI builds and deploys large-scale AI models and tools—including ChatGPT, GPT-4–class models, DALL·E, and Whisper—sold via APIs and enterprise subscriptions to developers and businesses. It monetizes through usage-based API pricing and ChatGPT Plus/Team/Enterprise, and also reaches customers via Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI Service. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, it operates as a private partnership.

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