Currently tracking 199 active AI roles, down 29% versus the prior 4 weeks. Primary focus: Agent · Engineering. Salary range $230k–$555k (avg $372k).
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Munich Manager for Forward Deployed Engineering team responsible for partnering with customers to turn research breakthroughs into production systems using frontier models. The role involves leading and growing a team, owning end-to-end delivery outcomes, and ensuring fieldwork informs roadmap priorities and supports safe deployment at scale. Requires strong leadership, technical project management, and experience with production-grade code. | ShipServe | 9 |
| Manager, AI Deployment Engineering - Codex Manager for AI Deployment Engineering focused on the Codex product, responsible for leading a team that helps customers integrate and scale AI coding tools into their software development lifecycle. The role involves technical leadership, customer engagement strategy, and partnering with internal teams to ensure successful production adoption and establish best practices. |
| Ship |
| 8 |