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OpenAI

๐Ÿ“ San Francisco, CACareers โ†’
751
open roles
UnicornยทFounded 2015ยท๐Ÿ“ San Francisco, CAยท๐Ÿ‘ฅ 2,500โ€“5,000 employees

OpenAI develops artificial intelligence systems including GPT-4 and ChatGPT. Originally founded as a non-profit research lab, it pioneered large language models and is now one of the most influential AI companies in the world.

751
Open roles
19%
AI-related
10
Signals
30
Categories

Hiring by Category

Open Roles Over Time

AI Hiring Signal

141 of 751 roles (19%)

Roles classified as AI / ML or tagged as AI-related

AI Role Types
LLM / GenAI47 (33%)
AI Research41 (29%)
General AI Eng36 (26%)
Data Science9 (6%)
AI Safety4 (3%)
Robotics / Physical AI4 (3%)

Product Engineering Signal

Engineering Role Types
General Software Eng27 (79%)
Embedded / Systems5 (15%)
Product Management2 (6%)

Hardware Signal

Hardware Role Types
Chip / Silicon Design3 (33%)
Electrical Eng2 (22%)
Firmware2 (22%)
General Hardware2 (22%)

Security Signal

Security Role Types
General Security16 (42%)
Cloud Security11 (29%)
Corp InfoSec6 (16%)
Application Security3 (8%)
Detection & Response2 (5%)

Compliance Signal

Compliance Role Types
General Compliance41 (69%)
Privacy / Data Protection10 (17%)
Regulatory / Policy5 (8%)
Risk & Audit3 (5%)

Salary Range by Category

Hardware$293K โ€“ $374K(9 roles)
Product Eng$284K โ€“ $411K(32 roles)
Trust & Safety$283K โ€“ $401K(28 roles)
Data Infra$277K โ€“ $367K(11 roles)
Security$275K โ€“ $405K(29 roles)
Cloud Infra$263K โ€“ $361K(10 roles)
AI / ML$259K โ€“ $398K(129 roles)
Dev Platform$258K โ€“ $383K(19 roles)
Customer Success$255K โ€“ $300K(18 roles)
Network Eng$252K โ€“ $390K(2 roles)
Other$251K โ€“ $364K(48 roles)
Compliance$246K โ€“ $309K(50 roles)
Ads / Monetization$246K โ€“ $319K(42 roles)
Partnerships$234K โ€“ $276K(19 roles)
Marketing$227K โ€“ $279K(10 roles)
Dev Ecosystem$223K โ€“ $345K(6 roles)
Public Sector$223K โ€“ $296K(23 roles)
Operations$220K โ€“ $296K(31 roles)
International$219K โ€“ $295K(3 roles)
Finance$218K โ€“ $282K(12 roles)
Enterprise Sales$214K โ€“ $244K(10 roles)
Payments$209K โ€“ $310K(2 roles)
Forward Deployed Eng$206K โ€“ $309K(30 roles)
Supply Chain$202K โ€“ $289K(23 roles)
HR / Recruiting$200K โ€“ $302K(5 roles)

Average of posted salary ranges ยท only categories with 2+ roles shown

Avg Days Open by Category

Trust & Safety116 days(28 roles)
AI / ML102 days(141 roles)
Dev Platform101 days(19 roles)
Product Eng98 days(34 roles)
Network Eng93 days(2 roles)
HR / Recruiting91 days(5 roles)
Forward Deployed Eng91 days(74 roles)
Dev Ecosystem86 days(8 roles)
Payments85 days(2 roles)
Cloud Infra83 days(12 roles)
Other82 days(51 roles)
Security81 days(38 roles)
Hardware81 days(9 roles)
Operations79 days(38 roles)
Public Sector76 days(29 roles)
Compliance75 days(59 roles)
International74 days(3 roles)
Enterprise Sales74 days(24 roles)
Finance66 days(12 roles)
Customer Success58 days(24 roles)
Ads / Monetization58 days(58 roles)
Partnerships54 days(24 roles)
Supply Chain54 days(26 roles)
Marketing53 days(12 roles)
Data Infra40 days(11 roles)
SMB Sales34 days(4 roles)

Avg days a role has been open ยท uses posted date when available, otherwise first seen date ยท categories with 2+ roles

Hiring Signals (10)

Hiring Velocity

AI / Machine Learning hiring accelerating (3-week trend)

OpenAI has posted an increasing number of AI / Machine Learning roles for 3 consecutive weeks (3 โ†’ 4 โ†’ 7). This sustained acceleration may indicate a strategic investment in this area.

Aug 1, 2026
80% conf
Hiring Velocity

Partnerships hiring accelerating (3-week trend)

OpenAI has posted an increasing number of Partnerships roles for 3 consecutive weeks (3 โ†’ 4 โ†’ 6). This sustained acceleration may indicate a strategic investment in this area.

Jul 31, 2026
80% conf
AI Hiring Surge

AI/ML hiring doubled this week

OpenAI posted 6 AI/ML roles in the past 7 days, up from 3 in the prior 7 days โ€” a 2.0x increase. This may suggest an acceleration in AI product development or research capacity.

Jul 31, 2026
85% conf
Hiring Velocity

Ads / Monetization hiring accelerating (3-week trend)

OpenAI has posted an increasing number of Ads / Monetization roles for 3 consecutive weeks (2 โ†’ 5 โ†’ 6). This sustained acceleration may indicate a strategic investment in this area.

Jul 29, 2026
80% conf
Hiring Velocity

Security hiring accelerating (3-week trend)

OpenAI has posted an increasing number of Security roles for 3 consecutive weeks (2 โ†’ 3 โ†’ 5). This sustained acceleration may indicate a strategic investment in this area.

Jul 29, 2026
80% conf
Category Spike

AI / Machine Learning hiring spike (7d)

OpenAI posted 7 AI / Machine Learning roles in the past 7 days vs 1 in the prior period โ€” a 7.0x increase. This could indicate a shift in hiring focus toward this function.

Jul 28, 2026
75% conf
Category Spike

Partnerships hiring spike (7d)

OpenAI posted 6 Partnerships roles in the past 7 days vs 3 in the prior period โ€” a 2.0x increase. This could indicate a shift in hiring focus toward this function.

Jul 25, 2026
75% conf
Category Spike

Security hiring spike (7d)

OpenAI posted 5 Security roles in the past 7 days vs 2 in the prior period โ€” a 2.5x increase. This could indicate a shift in hiring focus toward this function.

Jul 24, 2026
75% conf
Category Spike

Ads / Monetization hiring spike (7d)

OpenAI posted 5 Ads / Monetization roles in the past 7 days vs 2 in the prior period โ€” a 2.5x increase. This could indicate a shift in hiring focus toward this function.

Jul 22, 2026
75% conf
Category Spike

Public Sector hiring spike (7d)

OpenAI posted 5 Public Sector roles in the past 7 days vs 2 in the prior period โ€” a 2.5x increase. This could indicate a shift in hiring focus toward this function.

Jul 22, 2026
75% conf

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