Applied AI Engineer, Startups (Codex)

The role

You will partner with startups to identify where Codex can have the greatest impact on software building and shipping. You will design technical talks, workshops, and programs while building Codex workflows and integrations for customers.

What you will do

• Partner with top startups to identify Codex impact on software building and shipping.
• Design and lead technical talks, live demos, workshops, hackathons, and repeatable hands-on programmes.
• Work directly with selected customers to build Codex workflows, integrations, and automations.
• Resolve technical blockers and evaluate effectiveness and reliability.
• Turn successful approaches into reusable code examples, guides, and tools.
• Collaborate with account teams, developer experience, and ecosystem partners.
• Translate customer experiences and developer feedback into actionable insights for Product, Research, and Engineering teams.

Required qualifications

• Experience building at, founding, or working closely with early-stage startups.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals.
• Experience building practical AI applications, integrations, and developer tools.
• Active user of Codex or other AI coding tools.
• Compelling communicator for presenting, delivering live demos, and leading workshops.
• Ability to turn complex technical ideas into clear explanations and reusable resources.
• Developer empathy and sound technical judgment.
• High agency, curiosity, and end-to-end ownership.

About the company

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity.