Applied AI Engineer, Plugins is open at OpenAI in San Francisco (hybrid). The posting gives a salary of $197K - $280K. Posted on Jul 14, 2026, and still on OpenAI’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
We are looking for an Applied AI Engineer to help strategic partners design, build, evaluate, submit, launch, and maintain high-utility plugins for ChatGPT and Codex. This is a hands-on, partner-facing product engineering role for someone who can contribute to the platform itself, lead sophisticated partner engagements, and translate ambiguous product needs into production-ready integrations. You will work across…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on OpenAI’s careers page.
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