Applied AI Engineer, Codex is open at OpenAI in Sydney, Australia. Posted on Sep 30, 2026, and still on OpenAI’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
We’re looking for an engineer who enjoys understanding complex systems, building alongside customers, and solving problems where the path forward isn’t obvious. You’ll work directly with technical leaders and engineers to identify valuable opportunities and take them from discovery through implementation and evaluation. You might build a Codex-assisted release review workflow, modernize a legacy data pipeline…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on OpenAI’s careers page.
Hiring at OpenAI
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