Engineering Manager, API Experience

OpenAI · New York City, NY · Applied AI

manager software engineering Engineering Manager hybrid 8+ yrs Hybrid · Posted Jan 29, 2026
$293,000 – $385,000
USD per year

About this role

OpenAI is hiring a manager-level Engineering Manager in the software engineering function based in New York City, NY (hybrid). The posting calls out experience with API Development, Full Stack, Backend Development, OpenAI and roughly 8+ years of relevant work. Compensation is listed at $293,000–$385,000 per year.

Role
Engineering Manager
Function
software engineering
Level
manager
Track
hybrid
Employment
Full-time
Location
New York City, NY
Work mode
Hybrid
Experience
8+ years
Department
Applied AI
Posted
Jan 29, 2026
AI Summary
Lead the API Experience team building developer-facing products including documentation, SDKs, and account experience for millions of developers. Manage high-performing engineers, set technical direction for scalable API products, and collaborate across product, design, and research teams. Requires 8+ years software engineering experience with 5+ years in engineering management and proven success building external-facing APIs at scale.
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Job description

from OpenAI careers

About the Team

OpenAI’s mission is to make AGI beneficial for all of humanity and our mission is successful only if AGI drives real benefits across all industries in the world. Our goal in B2B applications is to enable this mission by helping businesses, enterprises & governments redefine how they operate to empower people and accelerate economic growth.

We build and operate the products that bring our cutting-edge research to millions of companies and developers worldwide. We power the OpenAI API and the Enterprise products that empower people around the world to do their jobs better and more efficiently. Our teams span product engineering, backend infrastructure, and safety, working together to ensure that OpenAI’s technology is delivered with reliability, security, and a world-class user experience.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced engineering manager to lead our API Experience team. This team is responsible for building out and crafting an exceptional development experience for our API developers. You will be owning the API documentation, SDKs, account experience, and overall development experience that millions of developers use to build on top of OpenAI models – everyone from hobbyist developers to Fortune 500 companies. You will also collaborate closely with research teams to bring the latest cutting-edge models to our API.

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