Android Client Infrastructure Engineer

About the Team
The ChatGPT team supports the OpenAI mission by innovating and refining the user experience, technical architecture, and core features of ChatGPT across various platforms. We focus on building scalable, user-centric solutions that empower seamless interactions with ChatGPT, while enabling rapid development and iteration of impactful features that push the boundaries of what is possible through AI.

About the Role
We are looking for a senior software engineer to focus on building and maintaining core features within the ChatGPT Android app. In this role, you will:

• Develop and maintain essential Android experiences by collaborating closely with product, design, and research teams to deliver intuitive and impactful features that enhance the ChatGPT experience for mobile users.

• Drive foundational improvements in the Android app, including optimizing performance, establishing robust testing frameworks, refining app architecture, and integrating cutting-edge Android platform capabilities.

• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure cohesive and seamless delivery of core features and architectural enhancements across teams and stakeholders.

• Prioritize quality and user satisfaction by focusing on performance, reliability, and responsiveness, ensuring a delightful experience for ChatGPT Android users.

• Provide technical leadership and strategic direction, guiding the Android engineering team to align with company goals and deliver high-impact solutions.

• Build and nurture strong relationships cross-functionally across engineering, product, and executive teams to align priorities, remove roadblocks, and drive successful outcomes.

• Foster an inclusive and innovative culture where diverse perspectives are valued, and constructive feedback drives better outcomes.

How We Work
Our team prioritizes excellence through a focus on user delight, intuitive product experiences, and reliability. We take a results-driven approach, concentrating on high-impact projects that maximize value for our users by delivering features that enhance the overall ChatGPT experience. We emphasize product innovation and collaboration to streamline the creation of impactful solutions that meet user needs and exceed expectations.

You Might Thrive in This Role If You:

• Have a proven track record of developing impactful Android features, with deep expertise in the Android ecosystem and related development tools.

• Think strategically, with the ability to align technical vision with business goals and drive long-term impact.

• Have a proven ability to mentor, influence, and inspire engineers across disciplines.

• Enjoy working in cross-functional teams, partnering effectively with product, design, and engineering collaborators.

• Prioritize performance, reliability, and quality as foundational principles of mobile app development.

• Are passionate about enabling other developers by designing scalable, maintainable, and high-performing client features.

If you’re excited about shaping the future of mobile AI experiences, we’d love to hear from you!

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 do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. 

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