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Software Engineer, Plugin Developer Platform

San FranciscoFull-time2026-08-18 → 2026-11-11
Hybrid · United States

Core

Design and ship APIs, SDKs, and services enabling developers to create, test, publish, and share plugins for ChatGPT and Codex.

Role type

Senior IC platform engineer (developer tools & APIs)

Builds

Developer-facing APIs, SDKs, plugin lifecycle systems, and open standards (MCP)

Domain

AI developer platforms, plugin ecosystems, open standards

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

API/SDK design, developer experience (DX), backend systems, open-source contribution, cross-stack navigation, product-technical translation

Preferred skills

Experience building platforms used by other developers, familiarity with AI agent tooling

Technologies

MCP, ChatGPT, Codex

Responsibilities

Design and ship APIs/SDKs for plugin extension; Improve plugin creation, testing, publishing, and sharing workflows; Enhance compatibility across ChatGPT and Codex; Contribute to open standards like MCP; Collaborate with Product, Research, Security, and Trust & Safety on permissions and safe execution

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC