Snapshot — data as of September 2026. See the live page for current data.
OpenAI hiring — September 2026
As of
In September 2026, OpenAI posted 7 jobs. That's -36.4% vs. August 2026. Year-over-year: +600.0% vs. September 2025. Net open positions grew by 7 over the month.
Total posted
7
-36.4% MoM · +600.0% YoY
Net delta (open Δ)
+7
Median salary
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Roles OpenAI hired for in September 2026
Top 5 curated role profiles by active postings during this specific month.
- Senior Platform Engineer3 postings
- Senior Site Reliability Engineer3 postings
- Analytics Engineer2 postings
- Data Engineer2 postings
- Director of Engineering2 postings
Stacks OpenAI mentioned in September 2026
Each links to the same-month snapshot for that stack.
- aws17 postings
- rust17 postings
- typescript17 postings
- next.js5 postings
- python3 postings
Frequently asked questions
- How did OpenAI hiring change in September 2026?
- OpenAI reduced job postings by 36.4% versus the prior month (7 vs. 11). Year-over-year: +600.0%.
- What roles was OpenAI hiring for in September 2026?
- The most-hired role in September 2026 was Senior Platform Engineer with 3 postings. The top 5 roles for this month are listed below.
- What stacks did OpenAI mention most in September 2026?
- aws was the most frequently mentioned stack (17 postings) — see the full top-5 below.
- Is this September 2026 OpenAI snapshot still valid?
- Yes — snapshots are frozen at month-end. Numbers reflect OpenAI postings between 2026-09-07 and 2026-09-30. For current hiring, see the live company page.