Full Stack Engineer, Sora

The Sora team is pioneering multimodal capabilities for OpenAI’s foundation models. We’re a hybrid research and product team focused on integrating multimodal functionalities into our AI products, ensuring they are reliable, user-friendly, and aligned with our mission of broad societal benefit.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Full Stack Engineer to drive the development of our multimodal product features. In this role, you will collaborate closely with product managers, designers, researchers, and fellow engineers to translate cutting-edge research into scalable, impactful products.
As we explore new frontiers in video-enabled AI and other modalities, you will build end-to-end solutions that define our product strategy and lay the foundations for these initiatives. We value engineers who take initiative, demonstrate strong product instincts, and maintain a user-centric focus throughout their work.

In this role, you will:

• Design and develop robust, user-centric front-end interfaces and scalable back-end systems for innovative multimodal product features.

• Collaborate cross-functionally to translate user needs and research insights into comprehensive product solutions.
  Integrate advanced video and multimodal capabilities seamlessly into our existing products.

• Contribute to defining technical roadmaps, architectural decisions, and product strategy.

• Have 6+ years of industry experience as a Full Stack Engineer, with a proven track record of shipping impactful, user-focused products.

• Excel in dynamic environments, quickly adapting and turning complex requirements into elegant, practical solutions.

• Are proactive, eager to learn new technologies, and enthusiastic about sharing insights and mentoring team members.

• Have experience with modern front-end frameworks (React, Angular, Vue) and back-end systems (Python, Node.js, Go, Ruby).

• Bonus: Have experience developing video-based products or infrastructure, which will be valuable as our product scales.

This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.

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