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# Full-Stack Software Engineer, Applied Foundations

- **Company:** OpenAI Inc.
- **Location:** Mountain View, CA, United States
- **Salary:** $185,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Backend, Front End Software Development
- **Published:** June 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/career/17308640/Full-Stack-Software-Engineer-Applied-Foundations-California-Mountain-View

## About the Role

* Have built and shipped full-stack apps or systems end-to-end - in fast-moving, startup-like environments.
 * Have a humble attitude, an eagerness to help your colleagues, and a desire to do whatever it takes to make the team succeed.
 * Enjoy building resilient products and services that handle large scale and complexity.
 * Are self-directed and enjoy figuring out the best way to solve a particular problem
 * Own problems end-to-end, and are willing to pick up whatever knowledge you're missing to get the job done.

## Description

We're hiring Full-Stack Software Engineers to design and implement safe services, systems and infrastructure that power our core products.

In this role, you will:

 * Architect, build, and improve frontend and backend systems.
 * Work across the full stack to build products and systems from initial exploration through launch readiness.
 * Participate in long-term architectural planning and technical design reviews.
 * Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design solutions that protect against and mitigate adversarial attacks without compromising user experience.


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