Seen live Oct 18, 2026; first seen Oct 11, 2026.
Pay in context
This posting lists $177,000 to $300,000 a year, a midpoint of $238,500.
The midpoint is higher than 61 percent of engineering (not software) postings in San Francisco, CA that list pay.
California has a pay transparency law: covered employers must include a pay range in a job posting. Which employers are covered depends on their size.
How long it has been open
Posted Aug 27, 2026, 52 days ago, and seen on OpenAI's careers page today.
At 52 days old, it is under the 52-day median.
OpenAI's postings we have seen close took a median of 3 days.
OpenAI at a glance
OpenAI has 813 open postings that we can see, 10 in engineering (not software); 80 percent list pay.
The application
Applying goes through Ashby.
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Seniority
The posting mentions 10+ years.
Remote
Fully remote; the employer may limit which states you can live in.