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OpenAI Careers, Benefits, Review

OpenAI is a US based, private research laboratory that aims to develop and direct AI. It is one of the leading Artifical Intellgence organizations and has developed several large AI language models including ChatGPT.

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2/28/2024 - CEO-Founder at Palo Alto, CA
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- disruptive attitude - quick innovating pace

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- Sam Altman exaggerated drama was traumatic
Join us in shaping the future of technology Developing advanced artificial intelligence systems requires people from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds. At OpenAI, we’re always looking for curious minds that want to help us create safe and beneficial AI.
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Photo of the rising woman Anna Makanju Public Policy at OpenAI

I believe that my colleagues recognize the importance of what they’re building and genuinely care about the outcomes—this wasn’t necessarily the case with previous technological breakthroughs.

For employees Benefits

✔ Health, dental, and vision insurance ✔ Mental healthcare support and services ✔ Commuter benefits ✔ 401(k) with generous matching ✔ Domestic conference budget for each employee

Life & family Benefitd

✔ Flexible working hours ✔ 20 weeks paid parental leave ✔ Life and AD&D insurance ✔ Fertility treatment and family planning coverage ✔ Flexible spending account for healthcare and dependent care

Culture & development Benefits

✔ Annual learning & development stipend ✔ Employee resource groups ✔ Team-driven celebrations and events ✔ Daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner ✔ Freshly baked cookies

Core Values

Audacious We make bold bets and aren't afraid to go against established norms. Thoughtful We thoroughly consider the consequences of our work and welcome diversity of thought. Unpretentious We’re not deterred by the “boring work” and not motivated to prove we have the best ideas. Impact-driven We’re a company of builders who care deeply about real-world implications and applications. Collaborative Our biggest advances grow from work done across multiple teams. Growth-oriented We believe in the power of feedback and encourage a mindset of continuous learning and growth.

OpenAI Residency

OpenAI Residency is a six-month program which offers a pathway to a full-time role at OpenAI for researchers and engineers who don’t currently focus on artificial intelligence.

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OpenAI CEO, CTO on risks and how AI will reshape society OpenAI CEO Sam Altman tells ABC News’ Rebecca Jarvis that AI will reshape society and acknowledges the risks: “I think people should be happy that we are a little bit scared of this.”
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Overview of OpenAI’s hiring philosophy and interview process.

Commitment to diversity, equity & inclusion

We believe the development of general-purpose artificial intelligence that benefits all of humanity must be carried out with a knowledge of and respect for the different perspectives and experiences that represent the full spectrum of humanity.

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Lead enterprise and digital-native customer storytelling at OpenAI by developing case studies, multimedia assets, and co-marketing content that communicate technical depth and business value.

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OpenAI’s Consumer Devices team is hiring a senior Engineering Acceleration engineer to architect and operate CI/CD, build systems, and developer-platform tooling that speed delivery of device and cloud software.

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Work on OpenAI's Integrity Foundations team to design and implement full‑stack systems and internal tooling that detect, prevent, and mitigate adversarial abuse across the platform.

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Lead and grow a team of Technical Deployment Leads to deliver production systems with frontier models and ensure reliable, high-impact customer deployments for OpenAI.

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Workday Engineer role at OpenAI to design, build, and operate robust Workday integrations and automation that power HR workflows and connect to internal and external platforms.

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Help design and build the platform that powers ChatGPT Apps and developer integrations, working across frontend and backend systems to enable a global developer ecosystem.

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Lead and scale sales operations at OpenAI by owning end-to-end sales lifecycle systems, processes, and analytics to drive faster, higher-quality revenue execution.

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OpenAI is hiring a senior Product Operations Manager in San Francisco to lead beta and launch programs, run cross-functional readiness, and build scalable ops systems for Applied AI products.

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OpenAI’s Robotics team is hiring a hands-on Mechanical Engineer to design, prototype, and transition mechanical subsystems for production-ready robotic platforms in San Francisco.

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OpenAI for Government is hiring a Partner Manager to lead and scale strategic cloud and platform partnerships, coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver commercial and operational outcomes.

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OpenAI's Marketing Innovation team is hiring an AI Workflow Engineer to design, prototype, and deploy AI-native workflows that amplify marketing and GTM operations.

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Lead and scale the AWS in-market alliance for OpenAI by enabling AWS sellers, shaping joint deals, and driving partner-sourced revenue through disciplined co-sell execution.

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OpenAI is hiring a GTM-focused Sourcer embedded with the Forward Deployed Engineering team to build high‑impact talent pipelines and engage top technical and GTM candidates in San Francisco.

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Lead OpenAI’s global partner marketing strategy and execution to expand partner-driven adoption and revenue across technology, software vendor, and systems integration ecosystems.