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Is OpenAI hiring? 224 open roles as of Nov 3, 2026

Yes. As of Nov 3, 2026, OpenAI has about 224 open roles, 1.95% of its 11,490 employees.

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Open roles
224
% of headcount
1.95%
Employees
11,490
Departments
12

Source: Autobound Signal API · 143 signals tracked for OpenAI · updated

Snapshot · Nov 3, 2026

Where OpenAI is hiring

Hiring velocity: Minimal hiring activity for a very large company. When companies with > 5000 employees have open roles less than 2% of headcount, that's considered stability with little expansion. These are hiring signals from open job postings, not job listings. To apply, use the company's careers site.

OpenAI open roles by department
DepartmentOpen rolesStrength
Engineering92Low
Project management14Low
Machine learning12Low
Solutions10Low
Research and development9Low
Marketing7Low
Operations7Low
Sales6Low
Design4Low
Legal4Low

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Job locations, not offices

Top job locations

  • San Francisco, CA75.9% · 170
  • New York City, NY4% · 9
  • Washington, DC3.6% · 8
  • Dublin, Ireland3.1% · 7
  • London, United Kingdom3.1% · 7

Seniority mix

Open roles by level

  • Mid-senior79%
  • Manager15.2%
  • Junior2.2%
  • Director1.8%
  • Head0.9%
  • Partner0.9%

Signal API · MCP

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One POST /v1/companies/enrich call with openai.com returns OpenAI hiring signals (hiring-velocity, hiring-trends), each with its source. Or ask Claude through MCP.

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curl -X POST https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/companies/enrich \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "domain": "openai.com",
    "signal_types": ["hiring-velocity","hiring-trends"],
    "limit": 20
  }'

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Questions about OpenAI hiring

Is OpenAI hiring right now?
Yes. The snapshot dated Nov 3, 2026 counts about 224 open roles at OpenAI. Down 1% over the last 30 days.
Which teams is OpenAI hiring for?
The departments with the most open roles on Nov 3, 2026: Engineering (92), Project management (14) and Machine learning (12).
Where is OpenAI hiring?
The top job locations on Nov 3, 2026: San Francisco, CA (75.9%), New York City, NY (4%) and Washington, DC (3.6%). These are job locations, not office addresses.

Page updated , the date of the newest row on this page.

Source. Open job postings, counted per department and location. These are hiring signals, not job listings.

Method. The latest weekly snapshot of open roles, compared with the company headcount.

Data as of .

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