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Engineering Manager, Multimodal (API)

OpenAI· Core Product & Platform
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San Francisco$401k - $445k + bonusFull-timePosted 11mo ago

About the role

Engineering Manager to lead the multimodal API product suite, delivering APIs for real-time multimodal interactions and image generation, owning the product roadmap and enabling developers to reach millions of end users through AI audio, video, and images.

Responsibilities

  • Build, mentor, and grow a high-performing engineering team focused on multimodal API products—including image generation and Live API.
  • Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to define the strategic vision and product roadmap.
  • Work closely with our research teams to improve our core multimodal models for API customer use cases.
  • Guide technical and architectural decisions, emphasizing scalability, robustness, and user experience.
  • Foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and accountability within your team.

Qualifications

  • Proven experience managing engineering teams that deliver complex, high-quality products at scale.
  • Strong technical background and proficiency in modern software engineering practices and system architecture.
  • Excellent collaboration and communication skills to effectively coordinate across diverse teams and stakeholders.
  • Familiarity with or strong interest in multimodal AI, including speech technologies, real-time systems, and image generation.
  • Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, ambiguous startup environment.

Skills

Required:Team leadership and managementSoftware architecture and systemsCross-functional collaborationMultimodal AI familiarityStartup environment adaptability

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
  • Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
  • Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
  • Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
  • 13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time
  • Mental health and wellness support
  • Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
  • Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth
  • Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
  • Relocation support for eligible employees
  • Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends
Last updated Sep 24, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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