Engineering Manager (AI)

Location: San Francisco, United States; hybrid

Salary: $401K–$445K annually, plus equity, performance-related bonuses for eligible employees, and benefits.

Company

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company building general-purpose AI products with safety and human needs at the core.

What you will do

• Lead and manage a team of three senior full-stack engineers.
• Build AI-native learning experiences and workflows for ChatGPT Education and ChatGPT for Teachers.
• Partner with research teams on field studies, randomized control trials, classifiers, data pipelines, and cognitive-outcome measurement.
• Collaborate with Consumer Learning and model teams to translate education insights into ChatGPT behavior and product improvements.
• Drive execution across product, engineering, research, go-to-market, and partner teams.
• Define product strategy, priorities, and delivery plans for a new product pod while contributing code.

Requirements

• Several years of direct people-management experience with engineers.
• Strong technical skills and comfort with individual-contributor engineering work.
• Strong product sense and the ability to operate like a GM for a focused product area.
• Ability to lead senior engineers with credibility and clear technical direction.
• Strong cross-functional influence, communication, and project-management skills.
• Genuine interest in education, learning science, and improving learning outcomes with AI.
• Experience operating in a large, complex technology organization.

Nice to have

• Experience in education, learning products, learning science, or edtech.
• Experience across larger technology companies and startup-like environments.
• Experience building products that connect research, data pipelines, and user-facing product experiences.
• Experience with B2B products that can later scale into broader consumer workflows.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts.
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match, flexible or annual paid time off depending on exemption status, paid holidays, sick or safe time, and paid parental, medical, and caregiver leave.
• Mental health and wellness support, employer-paid basic life and disability coverage, and an annual learning and development stipend.
• Daily office meals, eligible meal delivery credits, commuter benefits, and relocation support for eligible employees.
• The role is hybrid and at-will; compensation may vary based on market location, knowledge, skills, experience, and company or individual performance.

Hiring process

• Background checks are administered in accordance with applicable law, including fair-chance requirements for US-based candidates.
• Reasonable accommodations are available to applicants with disabilities.