Applications Engineer, Intelligence & Investigations

About the Team

The Intelligence and Investigations team seeks to rapidly detect and disrupt abuse in AI and generative AI technologies to ensure their safe use. We are dedicated to identifying emerging abuse trends, analyzing risks, and working with our internal partners to implement effective mitigation strategies to protect against misuse. Our efforts contribute to OpenAI's overarching goal of developing AI that benefits humanity.

About the Role

We are seeking a talented Frontend Engineer to enhance the usability and accessibility of our internal tools. In this role, you will design, build, and maintain user-friendly interfaces that enable our team to more effectively analyze risks and mitigate abuse of AI systems. The ideal candidate will have experience building intuitive web applications, with a strong foundation in React, Next.js, and Retool. Familiarity with authentication systems, data visualization and creating tools that simplify complex workflows will also be beneficial.

We value professionals dedicated to promoting the responsible use of AI. Adaptability and a commitment to continuous learning in the rapidly evolving field of AI are also key traits for this role.

This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.

In this role, you will:

• Design and develop intuitive, responsive, and accessible user interfaces for internal tools.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate complex workflows into efficient, user-friendly applications.

• Build effective frontend solutions using React, Next.js, and Retool.

• Integrate frontend components with internal APIs and data systems.

• Continuously improve the usability and user experience of internal tools.

• Contribute to UI/UX design discussions and help define best practices for frontend development.

You might thrive in this role if you:

• Have professional experience developing frontend applications with React, Next.js, and Retool.

• Understand modern TypeScript and frontend tooling.

• Are comfortable working with APIs and integrating backend services with frontend interfaces.

• Have experience in creating user-centric designs and simplifying complex workflows.

• Are adaptable and eager to learn new technologies as needed.

• Exhibit excellent communication skills and can collaborate effectively across technical and non-technical teams.v

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

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Compensation Range: $220K - $320K