As of 2026-08-15, Thinking Machines Lab has 35 open roles tracked by McCoy Hiring Tracker, down 36 from last week. Primary hiring focus: Research (15), Engineering (8), Security (5). Data refreshed daily from public ATS APIs; last updated 2026-08-15.
Frontier lab founded in 2025 by Mira Murati (ex-OpenAI CTO) and a senior research team. Building broadly-capable foundation models with a research-led culture. Hiring is small and highly selective.
| Function | Open roles | Share | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research | 15 | 42.9% | |
| Engineering | 8 | 22.9% | |
| Security | 5 | 14.3% | |
| Infrastructure | 3 | 8.6% | |
| Operations | 2 | 5.7% | |
| People | 1 | 2.9% | |
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Yes. As of 2026-08-15, Thinking Machines Lab has 35 open roles tracked by McCoy Hiring Tracker, captured directly from their public ATS.
35 open roles as of 2026-08-15. Net change over the last 7 days: down 36 (0 new, 36 closed).
Top functions by open-role count: Research (15), Engineering (8), Security (5). Full function-mix breakdown at https://tracker.mccoy.io/thinking-machines.
2026-08-15. 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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