About the Team
The ChatGPT organization at OpenAI supports our mission by innovating across multiple core domains — from Growth and Personalization to Search Infrastructure and beyond. We’re scaling teams that build experiences, tools, and systems that power ChatGPT on every platform where users engage.
About the Role
We’re hiring an Android Software Engineer to lead development of new Android experiences for ChatGPT.
In this role, you will:
Design and develop new features and capabilities for ChatGPT’s Android app.
Establish strong engineering standards for performance, reliability, and code quality.
Collaborate with cross-functional partners to craft experiences that resonate with users.
Shape technical decisions and define long-term architecture for mobile platforms.
Mentor and influence peers through code reviews and shared ownership.
You might thrive in this role if you:
You have strong expertise in Android (Kotlin/Java), modern architecture patterns, and Jetpack.
You’re passionate about mobile UX and system performance.
You enjoy working in dynamic, cross-functional environments.
We are open to hiring in San Fransisco, New York and Seattle.
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Skills Required
- Strong expertise in Android (Kotlin/Java)
- Experience with modern architecture patterns
- Familiarity with Jetpack
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave spans 20–24 weeks with post-leave flexibility, alongside generous fertility coverage and family planning support. Feedback suggests these programs materially support caregivers and families.
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Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, and vision insurance are comprehensive and include mental healthcare support. Feedback suggests overall medical coverage is strong and part of a broader wellbeing focus.
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OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core. OpenAI is dedicated to putting that alignment of interests first — ahead of profit. To achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity. Our investment in diversity, equity, and inclusion is ongoing, executed through a wide range of initiatives, and championed and supported by leadership. At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology.
