OpenAI
Engineering Manager, Cooperative Systems
$400K–$445K
Seattle · Hybrid · Manager · Full-time · Posted Apr 27, 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 engineering 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 for internal operations.
- Design, architect, and implement full-stack AI automation, developer tools, platforms, and data systems.
- Deploy systems to internal users and customers, gather feedback, and iterate 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.
Nice to have
- Experience building developer tools, internal platforms, or workflow automation systems.
- Experience in operationally complex environments.
Pay
$400K – $445K USD base salary
AI focus
Builds AI-powered automation systems that learn from humans and handle operational workloads; involves applying AI and experimenting with frontier approaches.
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