OpenAI
Principal Software Engineer, ChatGPT Education and Learning
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Location
- San Francisco
- Published
- Oct 23, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 26, 2026
About this role
ABOUT THE TEAM
The ChatGPT Learning team creates the next generation of learning experiences within ChatGPT. Millions of people use ChatGPT each week to explore concepts, practice skills, and work through challenges, making learning one of the platform’s largest consumer use cases.
We want ChatGPT to support sustained learning and progress over time, beyond answering individual questions. We’re exploring how AI can make powerful learning tools more accessible, helping people understand the world, develop skills, and pursue their goals.
Our work brings together product engineering, design, AI research, and education to serve learners around the world.
ABOUT THE ROLE
As a Principal Software Engineer on the ChatGPT Learning team, you will set technical direction and lead the design and development of products that help millions of people learn with ChatGPT.
You’ll remain hands-on across the stack, building polished interfaces and scalable backend services. Working closely with product managers, designers, researchers, and platform teams, you’ll bring new model capabilities into everyday learning experiences.
You’ll drive product and design decisions alongside your cross-functional partners, helping define what we build, how it works, and how it serves learners. We’re looking for an engineer with strong product judgment who can turn ambiguous opportunities into clear direction, lead complex initiatives from concept through launch, and raise the quality of the team’s technical work.
This position is based in San Francisco or New York City, with three days each week in the office. Relocation assistance is available to new employees.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Lead end-to-end development of learning experiences in ChatGPT, from early exploration through production and iteration.
- Drive product and design decisions with product managers and designers, bringing technical insight, user feedback, and sound judgment to priorities and tradeoffs.