OpenAI is hiring. 1,163 roles open right now.
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INTERVIEW PREP
25 interview questions for OpenAI (25 from real candidates)
[01] HIRING NOW
Live from their career page.
Numbers refresh daily. Every role tracked here was pulled straight from OpenAI's ATS, not an aggregator.
Open roles
1,163
Posted (30d)
217
+38.2% vs prior
Posted (7d)
61
Posted range
$248K – 325K
Base, from posted ranges
Most-hired roles · last 90 days
[02] HIRING PULSE
OpenAI's hiring pulse.
We re-scan OpenAI's career page every few minutes and keep the full posting history, so these counts come from the board itself, not an aggregator.
Posted (7d)
61
Posted (30d)
208
Posted (90d)
570
Scanned every few minutes · newest tracked posting May 23, 2026
[03] COMPENSATION
What OpenAI pays.
AI talent commands a premium. Senior ML engineers and researchers can see $400K to $700K+ at top labs, sometimes more for exceptional candidates.
By level · reported by current and former OpenAI employees on Levels.fyi
Software Engineer
Source: Levels.fyi| Level | Total | Base | Equity | Bonus | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L2 | $251K | $168K | $83K | $1K | 12 |
| L3 | $337K | $209K | $127K | $0K | 9 |
| L4 | $608K | $262K | $346K | $0K | 11 |
| L5 | $819K | $324K | $495K | $0K | 4 |
| L6 | $1277K | $398K | $879K | $0K | 11 |
Source: Levels.fyi · median across reported samples
Concrete perks mentioned in job postings
- hybrid work model
- relocation assistance
[04] VISA SPONSORSHIP
Hiring international candidates.
OpenAI has a documented USCIS H-1B petition history.
Sponsors H1B · USCIS-confirmed petitioner
Source: USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. Classifications: yes (5+ approvals), conditional (1-4), no (0).
[05] WHERE THEY'RE HIRING
The cities OpenAI is hiring in.
Every active role mapped to its posted city. Use this to gauge whether OpenAIis actually hiring where you live, or skewed somewhere you'd need to relocate.
Top cities by open roles
Remote: 63 positions
+15 more locations
[06] OFFICES
Where OpenAI works.
© Mapbox © OpenStreetMap
Headquartered at 575 Florida Street, San Francisco, CA 94110. We've mapped 2 OpenAI offices across 1 city, so you know where you'd report before you apply.
Office data © OpenStreetMap contributors
[08] KEY FACTS
Founded
2015
Employees
4.5K
2026
Data: Wikidata (CC0) · Q21708200
[09] IN THE NEWS
OpenAI in the headlines.
Recent press coverage, pulled from Google News. Worth a scan before an interview or a cold email: funding rounds, launches, and leadership changes are the fastest way to sound current.
Source: Google News. Last 12 months.
[10] ABOUT
What OpenAI does, and who fits.
OpenAI develops AI technologies for responsible and widespread adoption.
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that creates advanced AI systems and tools. We focus on developing products that enhance user experiences and facilitate the adoption of AI technologies across various sectors, including startups and scientific research.
Founded
2020
HQ
San Francisco
Founder
—
Employees
—
Source: Wikidata · QID Q124605186
[11] TECH STACK
What OpenAI actually builds with.
Pulled from the technologies, languages, frameworks, and tools mentioned across OpenAI's recent job descriptions. ChatGPT shows up most often. A reflection of the actual day-to-day stack, not just whatever's on GitHub.
Counts = distinct job postings mentioning each tech in a 20-job sample.
[12] RESEARCH OUTPUT
What OpenAI publishes.
Peer-reviewed papers, preprints, and citations attributed to OpenAI on OpenAlex, the open scholarly-graph index. The volume and citation count of recent work is a strong prestige signal for research-heavy roles.
GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs
Collaboration between clinicians and vision–language models in radiology report generation
Universal photonic artificial intelligence acceleration
Large-Scale Study of Curiosity-Driven Learning
Calibrated Language Models Must Hallucinate
[13] AT OPENAI
The honest take.
The working environment is fast-paced, collaborative, and focused on high-quality execution.
[14] SECURITY PROGRAM
OpenAI accepts vulnerability reports.
A public bug bounty signals that OpenAI treats outside security researchers as collaborators, not threats. Coordinated disclosure happens through the channel below.
[15] CAREER GROWTH
Where OpenAI takes you next.
If AI continues its trajectory, experience here will be incredibly valuable. You'll learn cutting-edge techniques and build expertise that's in massive demand.
[16] INTERVIEW PREP
Going through their loop?
We collect real questions reported by candidates plus likely questions inferred from OpenAI's open roles. Skim the process, prep the questions, save the timing for actually applying.
[17] HOW TO APPLY
Your resume lands in Ashby.
OpenAI uses Ashby as their applicant tracking system. When you apply, your resume drops directly into their Ashby pipeline where recruiters review candidates in arrival order.
Scoutify watches OpenAI's career page continuously. New openings show up here within minutes of posting. Early applicants get more attention because most recruiters review applications in the order they arrive.
Sniper support for Ashby career sites is rolling out to accounts, so it may not apply to OpenAI on your account yet. Until it does, you can get instant alerts when OpenAI posts a new role and apply yourself while the posting is fresh.
ATS identified from the application URLs on OpenAI's recent postings
[19] SIMILAR COMPANIES
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[20] FAQ
Questions people ask about OpenAI.
Not covered here? Email support@scoutify.com.
Yes, OpenAI does sponsor H1B visas for international candidates. This is part of the company's commitment to attracting top talent from around the world. If you're considering applying from outside the U.S., you can expect support in navigating the visa process to join the team in San Francisco or other locations.
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