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OpenAI API jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-10-29, OpenAI API appears in 195 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning OpenAI API.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-29

Postings · last 90 days
195
Top role · 14.4% of skill postings
Software Engineer
Top hiring metro
San Francisco

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Frequently asked questions about OpenAI API

+Is OpenAI API in demand in 2026?

Yes. OpenAI API appears in 195 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning OpenAI API (14.4% of all postings mentioning OpenAI API).

+What jobs require OpenAI API?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning OpenAI API are AI Deployment Engineer (8.8% of that role’s postings mention OpenAI API), AI Engineering Lead (8.3% of that role’s postings mention OpenAI API), Lead Architect (4.5% of that role’s postings mention OpenAI API).

+What skills are commonly paired with OpenAI API?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-10-29), OpenAI API most often appears alongside Python, LangChain, prompt engineering, CI/CD, TypeScript.

+Where is OpenAI API most in demand?

As of 2026-10-29, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring OpenAI API are San Francisco, New York City, Singapore, Bengaluru, Paris, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

+How can I keep up with new OpenAI API content and jobs?

Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning OpenAI API alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new OpenAI API content from your Skillenai account.

+Which skills come before and after OpenAI API?

The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.

Weekly indexed postings requiring OpenAI API — last 90 days

Career paths around OpenAI API

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before OpenAI API

Before OpenAI APIpython → OpenAI API: 14 observed employer moves with this skill pairPostgreSQL → OpenAI API: 7 observed employer moves with this skill pairsql → OpenAI API: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairdocker → OpenAI API: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairAWS → OpenAI API: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairpandas → OpenAI API: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairReact → OpenAI API: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairJava → OpenAI API: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairOpenAI APIpython: 14 movespython14 movesPostgreSQL: 7 movesPostgreSQL7 movessql: 5 movessql5 movesdocker: 4 movesdocker4 movesAWS: 4 movesAWS4 movespandas: 4 movespandas4 movesReact: 4 movesReact4 movesJava: 4 movesJava4 moves

Skills after OpenAI API

After OpenAI APIOpenAI API → langchain: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairOpenAI API → tensorflow: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairOpenAI API → python: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairOpenAI API → PostgreSQL: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairOpenAI API → prompt engineering: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairOpenAI API → pytorch: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairOpenAI API → FastAPI: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairOpenAI API → Hybrid Search: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairOpenAI APIlangchain: 4 moveslangchain4 movestensorflow: 4 movestensorflow4 movespython: 4 movespython4 movesPostgreSQL: 3 movesPostgreSQL3 movesprompt engineering: 3 movesprompt engineering3 movespytorch: 3 movespytorch3 movesFastAPI: 3 movesFastAPI3 movesHybrid Search: 2 movesHybrid Search2 moves
How to read this chart · view counts

Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.

The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.

Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: python14
Before: PostgreSQL7
Before: sql5
Before: docker4
Before: AWS4
Before: pandas4
Before: React4
Before: Java4
After: langchain4
After: tensorflow4
After: python4
After: PostgreSQL3
After: prompt engineering3
After: pytorch3
After: FastAPI3
After: Hybrid Search2

Roles most likely to require OpenAI API

Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
AI Deployment Engineer38.8%
AI Engineering Lead38.3%
Lead Architect14.5%
AI Automation Engineer33.7%
AI Research Intern13.1%
GenAI Engineer12.9%
Applied AI Architect22.8%
Generative AI Engineer12.0%
Prompt Engineer11.8%
AI Product Manager31.6%

Roles with the most OpenAI API postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Software Engineer2814.4%
AI Engineer178.7%
Full Stack Developer84.1%
Data Scientist73.6%
Applied AI Engineer63.1%
Backend Engineer63.1%
AI Architect52.6%
Engineering Manager52.6%
Frontier Agents Engineer52.6%
AI Software Engineer42.1%

Top companies posting jobs requiring OpenAI API

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting jobs requiring OpenAI API
CompanyPostings · 90 days
OpenAI18
Scale AI10
Blend3607
Ocbc4
Accenture4
Databricks3
PwC3
EPAM Systems3
Delinea3
Shift Technology3

Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.

Top metros hiring for OpenAI API

NamePostingsShare
San Francisco105.1%
New York City84.1%
Singapore73.6%
Bengaluru63.1%
Paris52.6%
Berlin42.1%
Chengdu42.1%
Guadalajara42.1%
Gurugram42.1%

Skills commonly paired with OpenAI API

Python (125)LangChain (81)prompt engineering (60)CI/CD (50)TypeScript (50)Anthropic API (43)Docker (42)JavaScript (42)RAG (39)AWS (38)

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How this was computed

Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning OpenAI API by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s OpenAI API postings by all OpenAI API postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.

source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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data_as_of
2026-10-29
window_days
90
Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index