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What jobs is OpenAI hiring for right now?

As of Sep 10, 2026, OpenAI has 505 open jobs on Alion. 434 of them state a salary (86%). They are posted in 10 cities. 340 allow remote or hybrid work.

Source: Alion Coverage: open vacancies from the employer's own careers board Sep 9, 2026
Open jobs
505
With salary
434 (86%)
Cities
10
Posted in 30 days
121
Median age
75 days

What OpenAI posted in the last two weeks

Posted in 14 days
58
Busiest day
11 Aug 31, 2026
Days with postings
11 / 14
Aug 27, 2026: 4 posted Aug 28, 2026: 4 posted Aug 29, 2026: 0 posted Aug 30, 2026: 0 posted Aug 31, 2026: 11 posted Sep 1, 2026: 10 posted Sep 2, 2026: 5 posted Sep 3, 2026: 6 posted Sep 4, 2026: 3 posted Sep 5, 2026: 1 posted Sep 6, 2026: 0 posted Sep 7, 2026: 1 posted Sep 8, 2026: 7 posted Sep 9, 2026: 6 posted
Aug 27, 2026 weekend Sep 9, 2026

Which roles OpenAI is hiring for

470 Jobs
Backend 184 39.1%
AI/ML 120 25.5%
Product 48 10.2%
Data Science 31 6.6%
Hardware 28 6%
Other roles 59 12.6%

Where OpenAI is hiring

OpenAI hires from 21 offices across 15 countries, holding 1002 of its open vacancies between them.

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How the work at OpenAI is set up

Work format
Remote/Hybrid 314 62%
In office 164 33%
Remote 26 5%
Level
Senior 173 60%
Staff+ 56 19%
Middle 32 11%
Lead 21 7%
Executive 5 2%
Junior 3 1%
Employment
Full-Time 504 100%

Salaries in OpenAI vacancies

434 of 505 vacancies state a salary (86%). The range below is built from those 434 stated figures only, never from an estimate.

Lower quartile
$335k
Median
$385k
Upper quartile
$445k
$280k$500k

Open vacancies at OpenAI

≈ $204k – $402k per year (Estimated) • Remote/Hybrid • Full-Time • 8+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Singapore
Python
SQL
OpenAI
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$260k – $302k per year • Remote/Hybrid • Full-Time • 7+ years exp • San Francisco
Python
LLM
OpenAI
Apply
$205k – $344k per year • In office • Full-Time • 10+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • San Francisco
OpenAI
Cybersecurity
CAPA
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$185k – $405k per year • In office • Full-Time • Seattle
Kotlin
ChatGPT
OpenAI
Mobile
Jetpack Compose
Android SDK
Apply
$302k – $352k per year • Remote/Hybrid • Full-Time • 15+ years exp • San Francisco
LLM
OpenAI
Apply
$302k – $352k per year • Remote/Hybrid • Full-Time • San Francisco • Seattle
ChatGPT
OpenAI
OpenAI Codex
Apply
≈ $113k – $328k per year (Estimated) • Remote/Hybrid • Full-Time • Singapore
OpenAI
Apply
$266k – $468k per year • Remote/Hybrid • Full-Time • San Francisco
Python
Verilog
SystemVerilog
Reinforcement Learning
OpenAI
Chips/EDA
Formal Verification
Apply
$380k – $460k per year • In office • Full-Time • San Francisco
Rust
C++
Reinforcement Learning
OpenAI
Robotics
Reinforcement Learning
Apply
≈ $97k – $205k per year (Estimated) • Remote/Hybrid • Full-Time • 6+ years exp • Madrid
Python
JavaScript
OpenAI
Apply
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Questions about jobs at OpenAI

Is OpenAI hiring right now?

Yes. As of Sep 10, 2026, OpenAI has 505 open jobs on Alion.

What roles does OpenAI hire for?

OpenAI is hiring mostly for Backend, AI/ML, Product. The largest group is Backend with 184 open vacancies.

How much does OpenAI pay?

86% of vacancies at OpenAI state a salary. Across those 434 stated figures the range runs from $335k to $445k, with a median of $385k.

Where does OpenAI hire?

OpenAI has open vacancies in 10 places, most of all in San Francisco, Seattle, New York. It keeps 21 offices with open roles, spread across 15 countries.

Does OpenAI offer remote work?

Yes. 340 of the open vacancies at OpenAI allow remote or hybrid work, which is 67% of the board.

How long have OpenAI vacancies been open?

Half have been on Alion for 75 days or less. 226 vacancies at OpenAI have been listed for more than 90 days, and postings of that age are far more often out of date.

How do you apply to OpenAI?

OpenAI accepts applications through Ashby, so the form opens on that system rather than on Alion.

How to cite this page

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