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OpenAI · Washington, DC · posted 388 days ago
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| Employer | OpenAI |
|---|---|
| Location | Washington, District of Columbia |
| Field | Technology › Software engineering |
| Level | not stated |
| Source category | Applied AI, Applied AI |
| Posted | 2025-10-17 (388 days ago) |
| Work arrangement | A remote or flexible location is listed |
| Pay | Not published in the source listing |
About the Team
Join the engineering teams that bring OpenAI’s ideas safely to the world!
The Applied Engineering team works across research, engineering, product, and design to bring OpenAI’s technology to consumers and businesses. We seek to learn from deployment and distribute the benefits of AI, while ensuring that this powerful tool is used responsibly and safely. Safety is more important to us than unfettered growth.
About the Role
We’re seeking Software Engineers who can solve complex, high-impact problems across our stack. In this role, you’ll join a nimble team driving the deployment of OpenAI’s technology into new environments and infrastructure that power critical missions in the public sector.
You’ll work cross-functionally with product, security, and compliance teams to build the functionality needed to deliver a scalable, reliable platform. You’ll also partner directly with customers to design and build new products and features that create real-world impact.
From launching net-new capabilities to optimizing how we serve inference in unique, high-stakes environments, this role offers both breadth and technical depth—giving you the opportunity to shape the future of OpenAI’s technology where it matters most.
This role is based in Washington D.C., San Francisco, CA or Seattle, WA. Occasional travel to customer sites is required for this role.
This position requires U.S. person status as defined by the applicable government contract.
In this role, you will:
Own the development of new customer-facing ChatGPT and OpenAI API features end-to-end, both on-premises and in the cloud, for our public sector customers.
Partner and directly embed with teams across the business, including engineering, security, and compliance, to enable our products to work within the unique constraints of new environments.
Talk to users to understand their problems and design solutions to address them
Work with the research team to get relevant feedback and iterate on their latest models, developing solutions specific for public sector customers at both the model & data layers.
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
You might thrive in this role if you:
9+ years of relevant engineering experience at tech and product-driven companies
Proficiency with JavaScript, React, and other web technologies
Proficiency with some backend language (we use Python)
Some experience with underlying infrastructure primitives like Kubernetes and Terraform
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
An interest in enabling public sector use cases with unique requirements
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.
For additional information, please see OpenAI’s Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement.
Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable law, and qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment consistent with those laws, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, for US-based candidates. For unincorporated Los Angeles County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: protect computer hardware entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon termination of employment or end of assignment; and maintain the confidentiality of proprietary, confidential, and non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected information technology systems and related data security obligations.
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How Washington compares. Among the 1 largest places in District of Columbia, Washington is #1 by population, #1 for rent (#1 = cheapest), #1 for household income (#1 = highest), #1 for college degrees (#1 = most). Its county, District of Columbia, is #1 of 1 counties for average pay ($122,982).
Washington has 681,294 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 100.0% of the population of District of Columbia. It covers 61 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 11,146 people per square mile. The median age is 34.9, about the same as the state median (34.9 against 34.9).
The median gross rent is $1,954 a month (rent plus utilities), about the same as the state median ($1,954 against $1,954). Over a year that is 21.3% of the median household income. US housing guidance treats housing as affordable when it takes 30% of income or less, so the typical household is under that line. The median home value is $737,100, which is 6.7 times the median household income ($109,870); a ratio above 5 usually means buying is out of reach without savings or a second income. 41.5% of households own their home, about the same as the state average (41.5% against 41.5%).
The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area has 3,136,190 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $71,060 a year, 39% above the national median ($71,060 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are business and financial operations (369,190 jobs, median $105,260); management (319,760 jobs, median $165,010); office and administrative support (290,050 jobs, median $53,250). The area is most specialised in legal (2.6 times) and computer and mathematical (2.2 times), where the share of workers is well above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are legal ($175,070) and management ($165,010). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of District of Columbia was 5.3%. 70.9% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in District of Columbia; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.
Among workers, 27.4% drive alone, 20.3% use public transit, 9.5% walk, 33.0% work from home. 19.0% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, about the same as the state average (19.0% against 19.0%).
64.2% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, about the same as the state share (64.2% against 64.2%). 14.3% of residents were born outside the United States, about the same as the state share (14.3% against 14.3%). The poverty rate is 15.4%, about the same as the state rate (15.4% against 15.4%).
The warmest month is Jul, averaging 78°F (25.8°C), and the coolest is Jan at 32°F (0.1°C). About 1,152 mm (45 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; Jun is the wettest month (118 mm) and Jan the driest (67 mm). These values come from NASA satellite-based climatology on a grid of about 50 km, so they describe the wider area, not a weather station in the city.
Closest cities in this guide: Chillum (5 miles, rent 11% lower); Arlington (5 miles, rent 19% higher); Hyattsville (5 miles, rent 6% lower); Takoma Park (5 miles, rent 27% lower). Rent differences are against Washington; use the Compare tab to put any two cities side by side.
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| Place ⇅ | Distance from the job city ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ | Median home value ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Commute 45+ min ⇅ | Rent as % of occupation pay ⇅ | Open jobs there ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington, DC | 0 mi | $1,954 | $737,100 | $109,870 | 19.0% | n/a | Jobs |
| Chillum, MD | 5 mi | $1,735 | $393,600 | $79,864 | 31.4% | n/a | — |
| Arlington, VA | 5 mi | $2,322 | $895,000 | $142,114 | 14.7% | n/a | Jobs |
| Hyattsville, MD | 5 mi | $1,835 | $481,500 | $91,941 | 28.8% | n/a | Jobs |
| Takoma Park, MD | 5 mi | $1,432 | $749,200 | $108,136 | 26.3% | n/a | — |
| Langley Park, MD | 6 mi | $1,707 | $357,200 | $85,321 | 37.6% | n/a | — |
| Suitland, MD | 6 mi | $1,707 | $334,800 | $71,585 | 33.0% | n/a | — |
| Silver Spring, MD | 7 mi | $1,913 | $643,300 | $99,860 | 28.6% | n/a | Jobs |
| East Riverdale, MD | 7 mi | $1,716 | $361,400 | $81,831 | 26.2% | n/a | — |
| Alexandria, VA | 7 mi | $2,089 | $735,100 | $119,681 | 18.0% | n/a | Jobs |
| Landover, MD | 7 mi | $1,735 | $313,900 | $72,100 | 29.2% | n/a | — |
| Bailey's Crossroads, VA | 7 mi | $2,021 | $416,600 | $88,483 | 16.0% | n/a | — |
| College Park, MD | 8 mi | $1,912 | $437,900 | $69,721 | 19.5% | n/a | — |
| Bethesda, MD | 8 mi | $2,469 | $1,169,900 | $192,237 | 17.3% | n/a | Jobs |
| Oxon Hill, MD | 8 mi | $1,721 | $359,800 | $93,252 | 37.2% | n/a | — |
| Huntington, VA | 8 mi | $2,062 | $541,900 | $99,956 | 26.4% | n/a | — |
| Camp Springs, MD | 9 mi | $2,231 | $415,000 | $120,456 | 38.7% | n/a | — |
| Falls Church, VA | 9 mi | $2,190 | $1,055,600 | $143,262 | 23.7% | n/a | — |
| Greenbelt, MD | 9 mi | $1,848 | $255,400 | $85,997 | 27.7% | n/a | — |
| Rose Hill, VA | 10 mi | $2,475 | $687,600 | $174,950 | 27.5% | n/a | — |
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How far Washington, DC is from the 20 largest US cities, in straight-line miles (not driving distance). Click a column to sort.
| From ⇅ | Straight-line distance (miles) ⇅ | Population of that city ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia, PA | 126 mi | 1,579,706 |
| New York, NY | 204 mi | 8,483,844 |
| Columbus, OH | 327 mi | 914,802 |
| Charlotte, NC | 331 mi | 903,844 |
| Indianapolis, IN | 491 mi | 885,860 |
| Chicago, IL | 597 mi | 2,711,226 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 648 mi | 977,670 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 1,150 mi | 697,125 |
| Dallas, TX | 1,181 mi | 1,307,930 |
| Fort Worth, TX | 1,212 mi | 963,194 |
| Houston, TX | 1,219 mi | 2,328,253 |
| Austin, TX | 1,317 mi | 979,539 |
| San Antonio, TX | 1,387 mi | 1,479,835 |
| Denver, CO | 1,484 mi | 718,877 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 1,976 mi | 1,642,323 |
| San Diego, CA | 2,267 mi | 1,389,526 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 2,305 mi | 3,857,263 |
| Seattle, WA | 2,324 mi | 754,195 |
| San Jose, CA | 2,414 mi | 990,138 |
| San Francisco, CA | 2,469 mi | 830,235 |
| City ⇅ | Straight-line distance ⇅ | Open jobs ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Arlington, VA | 5 mi | 257 |
| Chevy Chase, MD | 6 mi | 3 |
| Alexandria, VA | 7 mi | 7 |
| McLean, VA | 10 mi | 282 |
| Springfield, VA | 12 mi | 1 |
| Reston, VA | 18 mi | 29 |
| Ashburn, VA | 26 mi | 17 |
| Baltimore, MD | 35 mi | 112 |
| Newark, DE | 86 mi | 8 |
| Wilmington, DE | 98 mi | 6 |
| Richmond, VA | 98 mi | 9 |
| Scottsville, VA | 110 mi | 4 |
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