Senior Staff Product Engineer, Frontend - B2b Applications

OpenAI OpenAI · AI Frontier · San Francisco, CA · Applied AI

This role is for a Senior Staff Product Engineer focused on frontend development for B2B applications at OpenAI. The engineer will build and maintain scalable web applications using modern JavaScript/TypeScript and React, create reusable UI components, optimize client performance, and ensure accessibility. They will collaborate with design, product, and research teams to bring AI models and enterprise products to life, contributing to end-to-end product planning. While interest in AI/ML is noted, direct experience is not required, and the core responsibilities are in frontend engineering for product delivery.

What you'd actually do

  1. Build and maintain scalable web applications using modern JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and related technologies.
  2. Create reusable UI components and front-end infrastructure to accelerate product development.
  3. Optimize client performance and ensure accessibility across browsers and devices.
  4. Work closely with designers to implement intuitive, user-friendly interfaces.
  5. Contribute to end-to-end product planning and decision-making.

Skills

Required

  • TypeScript/JavaScript
  • React
  • modern web tooling
  • design fidelity
  • performance
  • accessibility

Nice to have

  • Former founder, or early engineer at a startup who has built a product from scratch
  • Interest in AI/ML

What the JD emphasized

  • 9+ years of professional experience (excluding internships) building production web applications at scale.
  • Proven ability to thrive in fast-growing, product-driven companies by effectively navigating loosely defined tasks and managing competing priorities or deadlines.