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Engineering Manager, API Experience

United States, New York City 293000.00 - 385000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted February 21, 2026
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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.

Job Responsibility

  • Manage and build out a diverse team of high performing full-stack engineers
  • Build an API product that developers love to use
  • Set technical direction for building robust and scalable API products for end developers
  • Collaborate closely with a broad set of stakeholders, including product, design, go-to-market, and other engineering teams
  • Coach and nurture engineers to accelerate their growth and learning

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in software engineering
  • 5+ years of experience in engineering management
  • Prior experience building out external facing API products at consumer internet scale
  • Take pride in building and operating scalable, reliable products and systems
  • Care deeply about diversity, equity, and inclusion, and have a track record of building inclusive teams
  • Own problems end-to-end, and are willing to pick up whatever knowledge you're missing to get the job done
  • Have the ability to move fast in an environment where things are sometimes loosely defined and may have competing priorities or deadlines

What we offer

  • 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 (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)
  • 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, may also be provided
  • Offers Equity
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