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OpenAI Careers, Benefits, Review

OpenAI is a US based, private research laboratory that aims to develop and direct AI. It is one of the leading Artifical Intellgence organizations and has developed several large AI language models including ChatGPT.

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2/28/2024 - CEO-Founder at Palo Alto, CA
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- disruptive attitude - quick innovating pace

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- Sam Altman exaggerated drama was traumatic
Join us in shaping the future of technology Developing advanced artificial intelligence systems requires people from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds. At OpenAI, we’re always looking for curious minds that want to help us create safe and beneficial AI.
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I believe that my colleagues recognize the importance of what they’re building and genuinely care about the outcomes—this wasn’t necessarily the case with previous technological breakthroughs.

For employees Benefits

✔ Health, dental, and vision insurance ✔ Mental healthcare support and services ✔ Commuter benefits ✔ 401(k) with generous matching ✔ Domestic conference budget for each employee

Life & family Benefitd

✔ Flexible working hours ✔ 20 weeks paid parental leave ✔ Life and AD&D insurance ✔ Fertility treatment and family planning coverage ✔ Flexible spending account for healthcare and dependent care

Culture & development Benefits

✔ Annual learning & development stipend ✔ Employee resource groups ✔ Team-driven celebrations and events ✔ Daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner ✔ Freshly baked cookies

Core Values

Audacious We make bold bets and aren't afraid to go against established norms. Thoughtful We thoroughly consider the consequences of our work and welcome diversity of thought. Unpretentious We’re not deterred by the “boring work” and not motivated to prove we have the best ideas. Impact-driven We’re a company of builders who care deeply about real-world implications and applications. Collaborative Our biggest advances grow from work done across multiple teams. Growth-oriented We believe in the power of feedback and encourage a mindset of continuous learning and growth.

OpenAI Residency

OpenAI Residency is a six-month program which offers a pathway to a full-time role at OpenAI for researchers and engineers who don’t currently focus on artificial intelligence.

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OpenAI CEO, CTO on risks and how AI will reshape society OpenAI CEO Sam Altman tells ABC News’ Rebecca Jarvis that AI will reshape society and acknowledges the risks: “I think people should be happy that we are a little bit scared of this.”
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Overview of OpenAI’s hiring philosophy and interview process.

Commitment to diversity, equity & inclusion

We believe the development of general-purpose artificial intelligence that benefits all of humanity must be carried out with a knowledge of and respect for the different perspectives and experiences that represent the full spectrum of humanity.

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Lead the design and execution of a world-class outside counsel management and legal spend program to bring financial rigor and operational scale to OpenAI's Legal team.

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Industry-leading AI research and deployment company OpenAI seeks a full‑stack product engineer in Seattle to build enterprise ChatGPT for Work features, real-time graph-backed systems, and organizational knowledge workflows.

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OpenAI is hiring a Senior Tax Manager to lead international indirect tax strategy, compliance, and automation from its San Francisco office.

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Lead and scale OpenAI’s Enterprise Security engineering team to harden endpoints, SaaS, identity, and internal infrastructure while balancing protection, usability, and operational scalability.

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Lead the design and operation of scalable learning systems and enablement toolkits to power OpenAI’s onboarding, manager development, and learning programs across the company.

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Lead the development of causal and predictive analytics to measure and forecast LTV and inform strategic pricing and growth decisions at OpenAI's San Francisco HQ.

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OpenAI is hiring a Customer Service Systems Engineer to architect and implement scalable Service Cloud solutions and integrations that streamline support operations and improve customer experiences.

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Lead and grow an engineering team at OpenAI to build scalable, privacy-focused age-assurance and family-facing systems that ensure safe, compliant, and trusted youth experiences.

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