OpenAI · 1 day ago
Solutions Architect, Startups
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$220K/yr - $280K/yr
5+ years expOpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. They are seeking a Solutions Architect to partner with strategic startup customers, guiding them in building and scaling novel applications on the OpenAI API. This role involves collaborating with various teams to maximize business impact and accelerate application development.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSaaS
Responsibilities
Partner closely with strategic startup customers as their technical thought partner to build novel applications on our API, helping them rapidly move from ideation to scale
Provide proactive guidance to maximize business impact and accelerate application development
Experiment and prototype alongside customers, demonstrating practical use cases
Contribute to open-source resources and scale the function by sharing knowledge, codifying best practices, and publishing useful resources
Synthesize and deliver valuable feedback to the Product and Research teams
Build relationships within the startup ecosystem, serving as a technical partner to both individual customers and the broader community
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience as a software engineer, ML engineer or equivalent, ideally in a startup environment; experience as a founder or founding engineer is highly valued
Passion for startups and a belief in their potential to become future large enterprises
Proficient in Python, JavaScript, and a strong grasp of AI/LLM best practices
Built and/or delivered prototypes on top of our API platform
Can proactively identify opportunities for maximizing our customers' business value through leveraging the OpenAI API
Own problems end-to-end and are willing to pick up whatever knowledge you're missing to get the job done
Have a humble attitude, an eagerness to help your colleagues, and a desire to do whatever it takes to make the team succeed
Are an effective, high throughput operator who can drive multiple concurrent projects and prioritize ruthlessly
Benefits
Relocation assistance
Company
OpenAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that develops advanced AI models, including ChatGPT. It is a sub-organization of OpenAI Foundation.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (1)
2024 (1)
2023 (1)
2022 (18)
2021 (10)
2020 (6)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$79BKey Investors
The Walt Disney CompanySoftBankThrive Capital
2025-12-11Corporate Round· $1B
2025-10-02Secondary Market· $6.6B
2025-03-31Series Unknown· $40B
Leadership Team
Sam Altman
CEO & Co-Founder
Greg Brockman
President, Chairman, & Co-Founder
Recent News
2026-01-08
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