Currently tracking 199 active AI roles, down 29% versus the prior 4 weeks. Primary focus: Agent · Engineering. Salary range $230k–$555k (avg $372k).
OpenAI currently has 235 active AI-related job listings. The majority of these roles are in the application stage, accounting for 32% of the total, followed closely by the agents stage at 29%. The dominant function for hiring is Engineering, with 168 positions. Frequent tech tags include model_serving, evals, and agent_orchestration, suggesting a focus on deploying and managing AI models. In the last 30 days, OpenAI posted 50 new AI roles, representing a 14% increase compared to the previous 30-day period.
OpenAI currently has 254 active AI-related roles in our index. The most common open titles are: AI Deployment Engineer (4), Partner AI Deployment Engineer - AWS (4), AI Deployment Engineer - Startups (3), AI Deployment Engineer- Codex (3), AI Deployment Engineer, Startups (2). Most positions are in Engineering and Research.
OpenAI's active AI hiring is concentrated in: application (33%), agents (28%), serving infrastructure (10%). These categories follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle: data, pre-training, post-training, serving infrastructure, agents, evaluation, and application.
OpenAI is hiring AI talent in: United States (203 roles), United Kingdom (14 roles), Japan (6 roles), Germany (5 roles).
Job postings at OpenAI most frequently reference: model serving, agent orchestration, evals, llm observability, inference infra.
In the past 30 days, OpenAI has posted 56 new AI-related roles.
| Title | Stage | AI score |
|---|---|---|
| Forward Deployed Engineer - Dublin This role focuses on leading end-to-end deployments of frontier AI models for strategic customers, involving technical scoping, system design, build, and production rollout. The engineer will partner closely with customer teams, contribute code, and codify working patterns into reusable tools. Success is measured by production adoption, workflow impact, and feedback that influences product and model roadmaps. The role requires experience in building or deploying LLM-powered systems and delivering complex systems in ambiguous environments. | AgentServe | 9 |
| AI Support Engineer - Dublin This role is for an AI Support Engineer on the User Operations team at OpenAI. The primary focus is on supporting customers in their adoption and value maximization of OpenAI's AI products. The role involves troubleshooting complex issues, providing technical guidance, and partnering with engineering teams. A key aspect is leveraging AI capabilities to improve internal tooling, automate processes, and scale support operations for the 'post-AGI' era. The role is customer-facing and requires strong technical troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, with an emphasis on improving customer experience and operational efficiency. |
| Ship |
| 5 |
| Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Dublin Customer-facing software engineer to build custom solutions leveraging OpenAI's APIs, acting as a technical expert and trusted advisor to clients, and providing feedback to internal teams. | Ship | 5 |
| Senior Support Engineer - Dublin Senior Support Engineer role focused on providing technical guidance, resolving complex issues, and supporting enterprise customers using OpenAI's API platform. The role involves designing and running operational processes, monitoring, incident response, and leveraging AI/automation to scale support operations. It acts as the last line of defense before core engineering. | — | 5 |
| Software Engineer, Privacy Software Engineer to build backend systems for privacy and data compliance functions within OpenAI's API products and consumer applications. Will work closely with legal advisors to respond to legal processes and ensure data privacy. Focus on automation and developing data handling policies. | — | 0 |