Full Stack Software Engineer, Growth
Full Stack Engineer · Senior · Full Time
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Role
What you'll do.
OpenAI's ChatGPT Growth team seeks a Full Stack Software Engineer to drive user acquisition and retention through high-impact growth initiatives, including account optimization, SEO, and viral features. This role combines data analysis, product ideation, and full-stack development to scale ChatGPT's global user base while working across research, product, design, and data science teams.
Responsibilities
- Growth Strategy Development: Drive long-term growth of ChatGPT through data analysis, product ideation, and experimentation to optimize user acquisition and retention experiences
- Backend API Development: Plan and deploy robust backend APIs necessary to power growth-focused product experiences and user funnel optimization
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Execute projects by working closely with research, product, design, data science, and other product teams to achieve measurable impact on growth goals
- A/B Test Implementation: Design, implement, and analyze A/B tests with scientific rigor to validate growth hypotheses and optimize conversion rates
- User Funnel Optimization: Build and optimize web features including landing pages, product pages, purchase flows, and search experiences to improve conversion rates
- SEO and Discoverability: Implement technical SEO improvements and content optimization strategies to increase organic user acquisition
- Data-Driven Decision Making: Track and analyze business metrics and KPIs to identify growth opportunities and measure feature success
- Growth Infrastructure: Build scalable systems for notifications, account management, and viral features that support millions of users
- Culture Building: Create a diverse and inclusive team culture that fosters radical candor and challenges group-think in growth strategy discussions
Qualifications
What we look for.
Technical
Full Stack Development
5+ years of experience building and shipping web applications with modern frontend and backend technologies
Growth Engineering Experience
Proven track record of shipping features that optimize user funnels, conversion rates, and customer acquisition
A/B Testing Expertise
Hands-on experience designing, implementing, and analyzing A/B tests with statistical significance and proper experimental design
Web Performance Optimization
Experience with SEO, page load optimization, and user experience improvements that drive growth metrics
API Development
Strong background in building scalable backend APIs and services that support high-traffic consumer applications
Data Analysis Skills
Proficiency in SQL, data visualization, and analytics tools to derive insights from user behavior data
Education
Computer Science Degree
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
Continuous Learning
Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new technologies and fill knowledge gaps independently
Experience
Senior-Level Experience
5-8 years of software engineering experience with increasing responsibility in product development
Growth Team Experience
Previous experience working on growth, acquisition, or conversion optimization teams at scale
Consumer Product Experience
Experience building consumer-facing web applications with millions of users
Startup or High-Growth Environment
Comfortable with ambiguity, rapid iteration, and changing priorities in fast-paced environments
Skills
Required
JavaScript/TypeScript
Advanced proficiency in modern JavaScript and TypeScript for full-stack development
React/Next.js
Expert-level experience with React ecosystem and Next.js for SEO-optimized applications
Backend Development
Strong experience with Node.js, Python, or similar technologies for API development
Database Management
Proficiency with SQL databases and query optimization for analytics and user data
Growth Metrics
Deep understanding of conversion funnels, user acquisition costs, and retention metrics
A/B Testing
Statistical knowledge and practical experience with experimental design and analysis
Preferred
Machine Learning
Nice to haveBasic understanding of ML concepts for personalization and recommendation systems
Mobile Development
Nice to haveExperience with React Native or native mobile app development
DevOps
Nice to haveFamiliarity with containerization, CI/CD, and cloud infrastructure
SEO Expertise
Nice to haveAdvanced knowledge of technical SEO, Core Web Vitals, and search optimization
Growth Hacking
Nice to haveCreative problem-solving for viral growth and user engagement strategies
International Markets
Nice to haveExperience with localization, internationalization, and global user acquisition
Tech stack
Languages
Frameworks
Databases
Tools
Other
Compensation
Pay and benefits.
Base·USD 153,000 – 385,000
Equity·Stock options
Benefits
Equity Compensation
Significant equity package with high growth potential in AI industry leader
Health Insurance
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents
Mental Health Support
Access to mental health resources and wellness programs
Learning & Development
Professional development budget and time for conferences, courses, and skill building
Flexible Time Off
Unlimited PTO policy to support work-life balance
Parental Leave
Generous parental leave policy for new parents
Equipment & Setup
Top-tier laptop, monitor, and home office setup allowance
Commuter Benefits
Transportation subsidies and parking allowances for SF office
Team Events
Regular team building activities and company-wide events
AI Research Access
Early access to OpenAI's latest models and research developments
Process
Interview steps.
- 01
Application Review
Initial screening of resume, portfolio, and cover letter focusing on growth engineering experience
- 02
Recruiter Phone Screen
30-minute conversation about background, interest in OpenAI, and role expectations
- 03
Technical Phone Interview
60-minute coding interview focusing on data structures, algorithms, and system design basics
- 04
Growth Case Study
Take-home assignment analyzing a growth problem with data analysis and solution proposal
- 05
Virtual Technical Panel
90-minute interview covering full-stack development, A/B testing design, and growth metrics
- 06
Cross-functional Interview
60-minute behavioral interview with product and design team members focusing on collaboration
- 07
Final Round
On-site or virtual interviews including system design, culture fit, and leadership discussions
- 08
Reference Checks
Verification of past performance and growth impact with previous managers and colleagues
Full posting
Original listing.
About the Team
The ChatGPT team works across research, engineering, product, and design to bring OpenAI’s technology to the world.
We seek to learn from deployment and broadly distribute the benefits of AI, while ensuring that this powerful tool is used responsibly and safely. We aim to make our innovative tools globally accessible, transcending geographic, economic, or platform barriers. Our commitment is to facilitate the use of AI to enhance lives, fostered by rigorous insights into how people use our products.
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced fullstack engineer to join our new ChatGPT Growth team to spearhead high-impact projects that amplify the user base of ChatGPT and Plus Subscribers. Your role will include projects such as optimizing account access, notifications, SEO, fostering value discovery, and virality. As we are in the nascent stages of growth at OpenAI, we will rely on you to discover pivotal areas where strategic bets or incremental efforts can catalyze significant impact. We value engineers who are impact-driven, autonomous, adept at discerning crucial insights from experimental results, and have a strong intuition for how to remove barriers to unlocking the magic of ChatGPT.
In this role, you will:
Drive long-term growth of ChatGPT through a combination of data analysis, product ideation, and experimentation to optimize product experiences.
Plan and deploy backend APIs necessary to power these product experiences.
Execute on projects by working closely with research, product, design, data science and other members of product teams to land impact on product goals.
Create a diverse and inclusive culture that makes all feel welcome while enabling radical candor and the challenging of group-think.
You might thrive in this role if you:
Shipped features on web that optimize the user funnel, such as landing pages, product pages, purchase flows, search flows, etc.
Are highly analytical and have experience designing and implementing A/B tests, with a scientific approach to data-based experiments. You know exactly what and how to track business metrics and KPIs.
Have a voracious and intrinsic desire to learn and fill in missing skills. An equally strong talent for sharing that information clearly and concisely with others
Are comfortable with ambiguity and rapidly changing conditions. You view changes as an opportunity to add structure and order when necessary
About OpenAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.
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