Software Engineer, Core Science

OpenAI

📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Full time Computer Occupations Posted June 10, 2026

Job Description

About the Team

The Core Sciences team is a new vertical within Codex focused on making AI an exceptional collaborator for scientific discovery. The team is building AI-native tooling and infrastructure for scientists across paper writing, literature search, data analysis, simulations, and computational experimentation. Our mission is to help researchers move faster — accelerate breakthroughs in math, physics, biology, chemistry, bioengineering, and adjacent scientific domains through powerful AI-assisted workflows.

About the Role

As a Software Engineer, Core Sciences, you will help design and build the platforms, products, and infrastructure powering AI-native scientific research workflows inside Codex.

We’re looking for people who are excited about building ambitious 0→1 systems at the intersection of AI, engineering, and scientific discovery. This role spans both backend and full-stack engineering, with opportunities to work closely with re...