Mission-Driven Company with Innovative Tech - Member Of Technical Staff OpenAI Employee Review

5.0
May 13, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

OpenAI is a mission-driven organization. Everyone here is aligned with a shared purpose, which adds significant meaning to our daily work. Knowing that the efforts contribute to a larger goal enhances job satisfaction and instills a strong sense of pride in being part of it.

Cons

Fast paced. Interview tasks occupy too much time.

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5.0
Jun 5, 2026
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Pros

high talent density, good research culture, good TC. compute generally isn't an issue. people are very serious and in it to win it. sama is very competent

Cons

has become googleified as time goes on, more top-down. employees are also somewhat entitled/spoiled when dealing with leadership (some may not see this as a downside though)

1.0
May 27, 2026
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Pros

good pay and benefits, some smart people

Cons

The leadership is extremely reactive. Instead of having a plan and sticking to it, they change the course where the competition blows. It's basically like they dont trust their own plan and trust competition instead. No culture, it's just a rat race. Work life balance as you should expect in a cult like environment is non existent. You are indefinitely on call to fix the issues other internal teams break. hire the brightest to baby sit AI and do support work.

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