Software Engineer, Plugin Developer Platform
Remote • San Francisco • FullTime
Posted 26d ago
About the job
We are seeking platform-minded engineers to build the APIs, SDKs, and tools that enable developers to extend ChatGPT and Codex. This role involves working across developer-facing interfaces, APIs, and backend systems, owning features from initial developer conversations through implementation and release. You will engage directly with developers, partners, and the open-source community, allowing their experiences to shape the APIs, abstractions, and priorities of the platform.
Responsibilities
- Design and ship APIs, SDKs, and services for extending ChatGPT and Codex.
- Enhance the ease of creating, testing, publishing, updating, and sharing plugins.
- Improve compatibility and consistency across ChatGPT and Codex, including interactive app experiences.
- Contribute to MCP and other open standards, integrating practical developer needs into their design.
- Collaborate with developers and partners to identify recurring problems and improve the platform, tooling, and documentation.
- Work with Product, Research, Security, and Trust & Safety teams on permissions, compatibility, and safe execution.
Requirements
- Experience building software for other developers (e.g., open-source projects, APIs, SDKs, developer platforms, internal tools, devtools companies).
- Strong opinions on APIs and abstractions, with the ability to articulate design tradeoffs.
- Enjoyment of engaging with developers to understand their building goals.
- Ability to transition between product and technical details, identify key issues, and drive work from ambiguity to production.
- Comfort working across web interfaces and backend systems, including learning new parts of the stack.
- Desire to help define how developers build software for AI agents, including through open standards like MCP.