OpenAI · 22 hours ago
Software Engineer Internship / Co-op, Applied Emerging Talent (Fall 2026)
San Francisco
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$60/hr - $60/hr
Start in 2026 FallOpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We are seeking Software Engineering Interns to join our Applied Engineering teams, where you will work collaboratively to build customer-facing features and optimize applications for speed and scale.
Agentic AIArtificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSaaS
Responsibilities
Build new customer-facing ChatGPT and OpenAI API features and product experiences end-to-end
Collaborate with a cross-functional team of engineers, researchers, product managers, designers, and operations folks to create cutting-edge products
Optimize applications for speed and scale
Create a diverse and inclusive culture that makes all feel welcome
Qualification
Required
Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or relevant technical field
Must have at least one semester of schooling left after the completion of your internship
Proficiency with JavaScript, React, and some backend languages (we use Python)
Some experience with relational databases like Postgres/MySQL
Interest in AI/ML (direct experience not required)
Ability to move fast in an environment where things are sometimes loosely defined and may have competing priorities or deadlines
Company
OpenAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that develops advanced AI models, including ChatGPT. It is a sub-organization of OpenAI Foundation.
Founded in 2015
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (1)
2024 (1)
2023 (1)
2022 (18)
2021 (10)
2020 (6)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$79BKey Investors
The Walt Disney CompanySoftBankThrive Capital
2025-12-11Corporate Round· $1B
2025-10-02Secondary Market· $6.6B
2025-03-31Series Unknown· $40B
Leadership Team
Sam Altman
CEO & Co-Founder
Greg Brockman
President, Chairman, & Co-Founder
Recent News
2026-01-14
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