Description
Compensation
The base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. If the role is non-exempt, overtime pay will be provided consistent with applicable laws.
The total compensation package includes:
- $401K – $445K
- Generous equity
- Performance-related bonus(es) for eligible employees
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
- Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
- Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
- Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
- 13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)
- Mental health and wellness support
- Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
- Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth
- Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
- Relocation support for eligible employees
- Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends
About the Team
The Cooperative AI team is building a model-powered scaled automated workforce and knowledge system that evolves and learns alongside a human workforce. By leveraging OpenAI’s state-of-the-art models and technologies, we develop systems that reason and work autonomously for a wide variety of operational work.
About the Role
We are looking for a hands-on Engineering Manager to lead a small, fast-moving team building AI-powered automation systems that redefine how work gets done across OpenAI.
Responsibilities
- Lead and grow a small team building applied AI systems for internal operations
- Design and build AI-powered automation systems in close proximity to customers
- Stay hands-on in architecture and implementation across the full stack
- Develop evolving systems spanning developer tools, automation platforms, knowledge graphs, and data systems
- Deploy systems directly to internal users and close customers to iterate rapidly based on real-world feedback
- Engage frequently with scaled workforces to understand needs and validate solutions
- Create systems for visibility and learning in hybrid workforces
- Partner with product, research, and ops teams daily
Requirements
- Have 12+ years of experience in engineering, including 3+ years of experience in engineering management, and at least 7 years as an IC engineer
- Are a hands-on builder who enjoys operating across the stack
- Have deep experience applying AI, and are ready to experiment with frontier approaches
- Bring strong technical judgment across systems design, infrastructure, and full-stack development
- Have built developer tools, internal platforms, or workflow automation systems
- Enjoy frequent interaction with customers and thrive in feedback-driven development loops
- Are comfortable with ambiguity and excited to operate in a rapidly evolving space
- Have experience in operationally complex environments