As of 2026-08-12, OpenAI has 709 open roles tracked by McCoy Hiring Tracker, down 9 from last week. Primary hiring focus: Engineering (278), Operations (93), Sales (83). Data refreshed daily from public ATS APIs; last updated 2026-08-11.
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| Function | Open roles | Share | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 278 | 39.2% | |
| Operations | 93 | 13.1% | |
| Sales | 83 | 11.7% | |
| Research | 54 | 7.6% | |
| Marketing | 38 | 5.4% | |
| Finance | 37 | 5.2% | |
McCoy tracks hiring across 256 AI companies, updated daily.
Yes. As of 2026-08-12, OpenAI has 709 open roles tracked by McCoy Hiring Tracker, captured directly from their public ATS.
709 open roles as of 2026-08-12. Net change over the last 7 days: down 9 (69 new, 78 closed).
Top functions by open-role count: Engineering (278), Operations (93), Sales (83). Full function-mix breakdown at https://tracker.mccoy.io/openai.
2026-08-11. McCoy Hiring Tracker refreshes each tracked company's data daily around 04:00 UTC from public ATS APIs. Methodology: https://tracker.mccoy.io/methodology.
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