# Software Engineer, Mobile Web — Dots
**Company:** [OpenAI](https://scaleengineer.com/companies/openai)
Join OpenAI's Dots team as a Senior or Staff Software Engineer to build the mobile web experience for personal AI agents that help users accomplish their goals. You'll design responsive, accessible interfaces that enable users to create tasks, monitor agent activity, and provide real-time guidance across devices. This role combines cutting-edge frontend engineering with product ownership, requiring deep expertise in mobile web development, streaming interfaces, and asynchronous workflows.
**Role:** Frontend Engineer
**Seniority:** Senior
**Locations:** New York City
**Salary:** 347000–385000 USD
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## Responsibilities

- Design and Ship Mobile Web Experiences: Create and deploy responsive mobile web interfaces for the Dots agent platform, enabling users to initiate tasks, monitor agent activity in real-time, and provide feedback or guidance. Ensure interfaces work seamlessly across various device sizes, browsers, and network conditions while maintaining performance and accessibility standards.
- Build Streaming and Asynchronous Interfaces: Develop robust client-side architectures that gracefully handle streaming updates from backend services, long-running tasks, interrupted user sessions, and dynamic connectivity changes. Implement sophisticated state management to keep UI synchronized with agent services even during network disruptions or background processing.
- Optimize Performance and User Experience: Improve application responsiveness, optimize loading performance, and enhance accessibility compliance across all screen sizes and modern browsers. Conduct performance audits, implement code splitting strategies, and refine user interactions based on metrics and feedback to deliver a polished product experience.
- Collaborate on Interaction Patterns: Partner closely with design, product, and research teams to prototype and validate novel interaction patterns that make sophisticated agent capabilities feel intuitive and approachable. Translate ambiguous product requirements into working software and iterate based on user testing and feedback.
- Coordinate with Backend and Full Stack Teams: Work with backend engineers on API design, client state management, and reliable synchronization mechanisms between frontend interfaces and agent services. Contribute to technical discussions about data flow, authentication, and system reliability to ensure seamless end-to-end functionality.
- Own Features End-to-End: Take ownership of features from initial exploration and technical design through launch, instrumentation, and iterative refinement. Establish clear success metrics, gather user feedback, and drive continuous improvements based on real-world usage patterns and performance data.
- Establish Frontend Architecture and Practices: Help define frontend architecture decisions, engineering standards, and development practices for the mobile web platform. Mentor team members, establish coding conventions, and maintain hands-on involvement in implementation to ensure technical excellence while scaling the team.

## Requirements

### education

- {"name":"Computer Science or Related Field","description":"Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience demonstrating core computer science fundamentals including algorithms, data structures, and system design concepts."}

### technical

- {"name":"Mobile Web Development Expertise","description":"Substantial production experience building and shipping polished, performant web applications with deep specialization in mobile web development. Demonstrated mastery of responsive design patterns, browser compatibility, touch interactions, and viewport optimization across diverse device types."}
- {"name":"Frontend Engineering Fundamentals","description":"Strong foundational skills in modern frontend development including component architecture, client-side state management, application performance optimization, and DOM manipulation. Proficiency with responsive CSS layouts, CSS-in-JS solutions, and accessibility standards (WCAG, ARIA)."}
- {"name":"Asynchronous Interface Development","description":"Proven experience building interactive interfaces that remain understandable and responsive as data and task states change asynchronously. Familiarity with WebSocket communication, server-sent events, real-time collaboration patterns, and handling eventual consistency in distributed systems."}
- {"name":"API Integration and State Synchronization","description":"Experience integrating frontend applications with backend APIs, implementing robust client state management, and handling synchronization between distributed frontend and backend services. Understanding of error handling, retry logic, and optimistic UI updates for resilient applications."}
- {"name":"Browser Performance and Network Handling","description":"Deep understanding of browser networking, HTTP protocols, caching strategies, and connection handling. Experience with intermittent or offline connectivity scenarios, progressive enhancement, and network-aware performance optimization techniques."}

### experience

- {"name":"Mobile Web Development","description":"Minimum 5-7 years of professional software engineering experience with at least 3-4 years focused on mobile web development. Track record of shipping production applications used by thousands or millions of users with measurable performance and usability improvements."}
- {"name":"Complex Project Leadership","description":"Demonstrated experience leading or significantly influencing complex technical projects or architectural decisions while remaining hands-on with implementation. Evidence of mentoring junior engineers and elevating team technical standards across projects."}
- {"name":"Domain-Specific Workflows (Preferred)","description":"Prior experience building products that help users manage complex workflows, implement real-time collaboration features, handle offline-first synchronization, or support asynchronous task management. AI or machine learning product experience is valuable but not required."}

## Skills

### required

- {"name":"React or Vue.js","description":"Expert-level proficiency with modern component-based frontend frameworks, including hooks/composition API, performance optimization, and state management patterns. Ability to architect scalable component hierarchies and implement complex feature interactions."}
- {"name":"TypeScript","description":"Strong typing expertise with TypeScript to catch errors at compile time, design robust type systems for complex applications, and maintain type safety across frontend-backend boundaries. Comfort with advanced features like generics, utility types, and conditional types."}
- {"name":"CSS and Responsive Design","description":"Advanced CSS skills including layout techniques (Flexbox, Grid), responsive design patterns for mobile-first development, browser compatibility handling, and performance optimization. Experience with preprocessors (SCSS/LESS) or CSS-in-JS libraries for scalable styling."}
- {"name":"Web APIs and Browser Fundamentals","description":"Deep understanding of core web APIs (Fetch, XMLHttpRequest, WebSocket, Service Workers), event handling, DOM manipulation, and browser rendering pipeline. Knowledge of performance profiling tools and optimization techniques for critical rendering paths."}
- {"name":"Accessibility Standards (WCAG/ARIA)","description":"Practical knowledge of web accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1), ARIA attributes, keyboard navigation, screen reader compatibility, and semantic HTML. Commitment to building inclusive interfaces that work for users with diverse abilities across assistive technologies."}
- {"name":"State Management","description":"Expertise with client-side state management solutions such as Redux, MobX, Zustand, or Jotai. Understanding of state normalization, data flow patterns, and architectural decisions for managing complex application state at scale."}

### preferred

- {"name":"Real-time Synchronization and Streaming","description":"Experience implementing real-time features using WebSockets, Server-Sent Events (SSE), or streaming protocols. Knowledge of conflict resolution, synchronization strategies, and handling asynchronous updates from backend services to keep UI consistent."}
- {"name":"Offline-First Architecture","description":"Familiarity with offline-first development patterns, Service Workers, local storage strategies, and progressive enhancement techniques. Experience building applications that function across intermittent or unreliable network conditions."}
- {"name":"Performance Monitoring and Optimization","description":"Experience with Web Vitals measurement, performance profiling tools, bundle analysis, and optimization techniques. Track record of reducing load times, improving First Contentful Paint (FCP), Largest Contentful Paint (LCP), and Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) metrics."}
- {"name":"Design Systems and Component Architecture","description":"Experience contributing to or building design systems, establishing reusable component libraries, and maintaining design-code consistency. Knowledge of design system tooling and patterns for scaling frontend development across teams."}
- {"name":"Testing and Quality Assurance","description":"Proficiency with frontend testing frameworks (Jest, React Testing Library, Playwright) and experience implementing comprehensive test coverage. Emphasis on user-centric testing and maintaining code quality standards for production applications."}
- {"name":"AI/ML Product Familiarity","description":"Prior experience building products that interface with machine learning models, AI systems, or large language models. Understanding of model inference latencies, result streaming, and designing UX for non-deterministic AI outputs."}

## Tech stack

### tools

- {"name":"Git and Version Control","description":"Essential for collaborative development, code review workflows, and maintaining project history. Proficiency in branching strategies, merge conflict resolution, and conventional commits."}
- {"name":"Browser DevTools","description":"Chrome/Firefox DevTools for debugging, performance profiling, network inspection, and accessibility auditing. Critical for diagnosing mobile web issues and optimizing rendering performance."}
- {"name":"Build Tools and Bundlers","description":"Webpack, Vite, Turbopack, or similar tools for optimizing bundle size, code splitting, and development workflows. Understanding of tree-shaking, lazy loading, and module federation patterns."}
- {"name":"Testing Frameworks","description":"Jest for unit testing, React Testing Library for component testing, and Playwright or Cypress for end-to-end testing. Commitment to test-driven development and maintaining code quality."}
- {"name":"CI/CD and Deployment","description":"Experience with continuous integration and deployment pipelines, automated testing, and deployment platforms. Familiarity with containerization, infrastructure-as-code, and monitoring for frontend applications."}

### others

- {"name":"WebSocket and Real-time Communication","description":"Protocol and technology for enabling bidirectional communication between clients and servers. Essential for streaming agent updates and building reactive interfaces that respond to real-time data changes."}
- {"name":"Service Workers and PWA Technologies","description":"Technologies enabling offline functionality, caching strategies, and progressive web app capabilities. Important for building resilient applications that function during network interruptions."}
- {"name":"RESTful APIs and GraphQL","description":"API architecture patterns for client-server communication. Understanding of query optimization, caching, and API design for efficient data fetching and state management."}
- {"name":"Responsive Design and Mobile-First Development","description":"Methodology for designing interfaces that work seamlessly across devices and screen sizes. Emphasis on mobile constraints, touch interactions, and performance optimization for resource-limited devices."}

### databases

### languages

- {"name":"JavaScript/TypeScript","description":"Core languages for mobile web development with strong typing capabilities. TypeScript provides compile-time safety for large-scale frontend applications while JavaScript handles runtime execution and DOM interactions."}
- {"name":"HTML5","description":"Semantic markup language for building accessible, structured web content. Critical for ensuring proper accessibility support, semantic meaning, and compatibility across browsers and devices."}
- {"name":"CSS3","description":"Advanced styling with modern CSS features including Grid, Flexbox, CSS Variables, and animation capabilities. Essential for responsive design and creating polished mobile web interfaces."}

### frameworks

- {"name":"React","description":"Likely primary framework for building component-based mobile web interfaces with efficient re-rendering and state management. Ecosystem includes Next.js for server-side rendering and performance optimization."}
- {"name":"Next.js","description":"React metaframework for building optimized web applications with server-side rendering, static generation, and API routes. Supports performance features like image optimization and incremental static regeneration."}
- {"name":"Tailwind CSS","description":"Utility-first CSS framework for rapidly building responsive, accessible interfaces with consistent design tokens. Popular choice for scaling design patterns across large applications."}

## Benefits

### benefits

- {"name":"Cutting-Edge AI Product Development","description":"Opportunity to shape the user experience for next-generation personal AI agents. Work directly on frontier AI capabilities and help define how millions of users will interact with and control intelligent systems."}
- {"name":"Cross-Functional Collaboration","description":"Partner with world-class product designers, machine learning researchers, and full-stack engineers. Influence product direction and architectural decisions while working in a collaborative, innovation-focused environment."}
- {"name":"Ownership and Impact","description":"Take full ownership of features from conception through launch and iteration. See your work directly impact user success and have measurable influence on product metrics and user satisfaction."}
- {"name":"Technical Leadership Opportunities","description":"Help establish frontend architecture, engineering standards, and development practices for a new product category. Mentor engineers and elevate team technical capabilities while maintaining hands-on involvement."}
- {"name":"Competitive Compensation Package","description":"Market-leading salary, equity participation in OpenAI's growth, and comprehensive benefits. Competitive total compensation reflecting your seniority level and market expertise."}
- {"name":"Learning and Development","description":"Access to OpenAI's research, frontier AI models, and engineering expertise. Opportunity to grow skills in AI product development and contribute to shaping the future of human-AI interaction."}
- {"name":"Mission-Driven Work","description":"Contribute to OpenAI's mission of ensuring artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. Build products that help people accomplish their goals and navigate the AI revolution responsibly."}

## Compensation

- **max:** 320000
- **min:** 180000
- **currency:** USD
- **stockOptions:** true

## Interview process

### steps

## Full description
**About the Team**

Dots is building personal AI agents that help people make progress on their goals, including when they are away from ChatGPT. These agents can learn preferences, maintain context, work across applications, and use cloud computers to carry out tasks.

Our team brings together product engineering, design, and research to turn frontier model capabilities into useful everyday experiences. We are defining how people delegate work, understand what an agent is doing, and stay in control. Engineers help shape both the product and the systems behind it, from early prototypes through launch and iteration.

**About the Role**

We are looking for Senior and Staff Software Engineers to build the mobile web experience for Dots. You will create responsive, accessible interfaces that let people start work, follow progress, and guide their agents from a phone or browser. You will help establish interaction patterns for ongoing, asynchronous work and make sophisticated agent capabilities feel clear and approachable.

**In this role, you will:**

* Design and ship mobile web experiences for creating tasks, reviewing agent activity, and providing feedback or direction.
* Build interfaces that handle streaming updates, long-running tasks, interrupted sessions, and changing connectivity.
* Improve responsiveness, loading performance, accessibility, and usability across screen sizes and browsers.
* Partner with design and product to prototype interaction patterns that give users visibility and control over agent actions.
* Work with backend and full stack engineers on APIs, client state, and reliable synchronization between the interface and agent services.
* Own features from exploration and technical design through launch, measurement, and refinement.
* Help set frontend architecture and engineering practices while staying hands-on with implementation.

**You might thrive in this role if you:**

* Have substantial experience shipping polished web applications, with deep expertise in mobile web development and browser behavior.
* Bring strong frontend engineering skills and understand responsive layouts, accessibility, client state, and application performance.
* Have built interactive interfaces that stay understandable as data or task state changes asynchronously.
* Combine attention to visual and interaction details with sound technical judgment.
* Can turn ambiguous product problems into working software and use user feedback to improve it.
* Work well with designers, product partners, researchers, and engineers across the stack.
* Have led complex projects or influenced architecture while continuing to write and ship code.
* Experience with real-time collaboration, offline or intermittent connectivity, or products that help users manage complex workflows is especially relevant.
* Prior experience with AI or machine learning is helpful, but not required. We welcome experienced engineers who want to bring strong product and engineering judgment to a new category of software.

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