OpenAI
Engineering Manager, Cooperative Systems
$445K
San Francisco · Hybrid · Manager · Full-time · Posted Sep 12, 2026
- Experience
- 12+ years in engineering, including 3+ years in engineering management and at least 7 years as an IC engineer.
About the job
Leads a small team building and deploying AI-powered automation systems for internal operations, while remaining hands-on in technical design and implementation.
What you'll do
- Lead and grow a team building applied AI systems and automation for internal operations.
- Design and build full-stack systems, including developer tools, automation platforms, knowledge graphs, and data systems.
- Deploy systems to internal users and customers, using feedback to iterate and working with product, research, and operations teams.
What they ask for
- 12+ years of engineering experience, including 3+ years in engineering management and at least 7 years as an IC engineer.
- Deep experience applying AI.
- Strong technical judgment across systems design, infrastructure, and full-stack development.
- Experience building developer tools, internal platforms, or workflow automation systems.
Nice to have
- Experience in operationally complex environments, such as logistics, support systems, internal tooling, or warehouse automation.
- Enjoys frequent customer interaction and feedback-driven development.
Pay
$401K – $445K USD base salary; equity amount not stated
AI focus
Builds AI-powered automation systems that learn from humans and carry out real operational workloads; experiments with frontier AI approaches.
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