Software Engineer Internship / Co-op, Applied Emerging Talent (Fall 2026)
About The Position
The Applied team works across research, engineering, product, and design to bring OpenAI’s technology to the world. We seek to learn from deployment and broadly distribute the benefits of AI, while ensuring that this powerful tool is used responsibly and safely. We aim to make our innovative tools globally accessible, transcending geographic, economic, or platform barriers. Our commitment is to facilitate the use of AI to enhance lives, fostered by rigorous insights into how people use our products. We are seeking Software Engineering Interns (Emerging Talent) to join our Applied Engineering teams. You’ll work in a highly iterative, collaborative, fast-paced environment to bring our technology to millions of users around the world, and ensure it’s delivered with safety and reliability in mind. We value engineers who are self-starters, care deeply about the end user experience, and take pride in building products to solve customer needs. This is a 15-week, paid, in-person internship based in our San Francisco, CA office during Fall 2026.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or relevant technical field
- Must have at least one semester of schooling left after the completion of your internship
- Proficiency with JavaScript, React, and some backend languages (we use Python)
- Some experience with relational databases like Postgres/MySQL
- 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
Responsibilities
- Build new customer-facing ChatGPT and OpenAI API features and product experiences end-to-end
- 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
- Create a diverse and inclusive culture that makes all feel welcome.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
