Interesting work and development, but long hours and stress - Software Engineer OpenAI Employee Review

Amazing mission-driven and high-performing culture

Speed is dizzying; things moving insanely fast on all dimensions all at once.

good pay and benefits, some smart people

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.