How to Get a Job at OpenAI: Full Guide
ChatGPT Is on Fire
ChatGPT is on FIRE, with monthly revenue up 30% month over month to at least $415 million. You know what that means: they’re on a hiring spree. OpenAI also just locked in a $40B funding round.
So if you’ve ever thought “I want to work at OpenAI”, this is the moment to get serious.
Here’s everything you need to know:
ONE — OpenAI Is Hiring Aggressively
Right now, OpenAI has 305 roles listed on their job board. Here’s the breakdown related to PM / growth:
→ 11 roles in Product Management / Technical PM
→ 3 roles in Growth
That puts Product/TPM as the 7th most hired function, and Growth at 16th.
TWO — From Deep Tech to Scaling Teams
Roughly 40% of OpenAI’s employees are still in core technical orgs: Research, Engineering, and Security. But the shift is happening.
With ChatGPT going mainstream and enterprise adoption growing, they’re hiring for:
- Go-to-market
- Applied AI
- Product infrastructure
- Scaling & growth operations
This is where product managers, growth leads, and builders start having serious impact.
THREE: What OpenAI Is Hiring For (Team by Team)
Here are the most in-demand categories right now:
- Go-To-Market — 54 roles
- Applied AI — 48 roles
- Scaling Engineering — 35 roles
- Research — 32 roles
- Security — 25 roles
- Product / TPM — 11 roles
- Growth — 3 roles
Plus roles in Legal, Finance, Comms, People, and Safety Systems.
This is not just an AI lab anymore. You’re literally witnessing an entire company being built. And you can be a part of it.
FOUR: Inside the Org: Employee Makeup & Growth
Current Headcount Distribution (via LinkedIn):
- Research — 580
- Engineering — 449
- Security — 275
- Marketing — 335
- Sales — 258
- Product Management — 84
- And others across Legal, People, Ops, IT
Still heavily technical, but GTM and product are clearly ramping.
Growth over time? OpenAI was flat for years… then ChatGPT happened. Since 2022, they’ve gone from hundreds → 4,000+ employees in under 2 years. That curve is still steep and it’s not slowing down anytime soon.
How to Increase Your Chances
If you want to increase your chances of getting hired at OpenAI…
I teamed up with an expert and spoke to 10 current & recent OpenAI employees to reverse-engineer what actually works.
The Window Is Open
If you’re a PM, engineer, researcher, or builder, the window is open. This isn’t just a hiring spree. We’re seeing OpenAI go from model-first to product-first.
They’ll need people who can: → Translate deep tech into usable products
→ Launch new distribution channels
→ Build scalable infrastructure
Seize the opportunity.
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