OpenAI API jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-30, OpenAI API appears in 144 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning OpenAI API.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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Frequently asked questions about OpenAI API
+Is OpenAI API in demand in 2026?
Yes. OpenAI API appears in 144 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning OpenAI API (11.8% of all postings mentioning OpenAI API).
+What jobs require OpenAI API?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning OpenAI API are Frontier Agents Engineer (40.9% of that role’s postings mention OpenAI API), AI Deployment Engineer (10.2% of that role’s postings mention OpenAI API), AI Research Intern (4.2% 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 2026-09-30), OpenAI API most often appears alongside Python, LangChain, prompt engineering, AWS, LlamaIndex.
+Where is OpenAI API most in demand?
As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring OpenAI API are New York City, San Francisco, Singapore, Berlin, Chengdu, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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+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
Skills after OpenAI API
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.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: python | 12 |
| Before: PostgreSQL | 6 |
| Before: sql | 5 |
| Before: pandas | 4 |
| Before: React | 4 |
| Before: scikit-learn | 3 |
| Before: ETL | 3 |
| Before: AWS Lambda | 3 |
| After: langchain | 4 |
| After: python | 4 |
| After: FastAPI | 3 |
| After: pytorch | 3 |
| After: PostgreSQL | 3 |
| After: prompt engineering | 3 |
| After: tensorflow | 3 |
| After: HTML | 2 |
Roles most likely to require OpenAI API
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Frontier Agents Engineer | 9 | 40.9% |
| AI Deployment Engineer | 5 | 10.2% |
| AI Research Intern | 1 | 4.2% |
| Lead Architect | 1 | 3.8% |
| AI Engineering Lead | 1 | 2.9% |
| Applied AI Architect | 2 | 2.6% |
| AI Automation Engineer | 2 | 2.5% |
| GTM Engineer | 3 | 2.5% |
| ML Ops Engineer | 1 | 2.4% |
| Forward Deployed AI Engineer | 2 | 2.1% |
Roles with the most OpenAI API postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 17 | 11.8% |
| AI Engineer | 16 | 11.1% |
| Frontier Agents Engineer | 9 | 6.2% |
| AI Deployment Engineer | 5 | 3.5% |
| Data Scientist | 5 | 3.5% |
| AI Software Engineer | 4 | 2.8% |
| Applied AI Architect Manager | 4 | 2.8% |
| AI Product Manager | 3 | 2.1% |
| AI Success Engineer | 3 | 2.1% |
| Full Stack Developer | 3 | 2.1% |
Top companies posting jobs requiring OpenAI API
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| OpenAI | 19 |
| Scale AI | 14 |
| Temus | 5 |
| Blend360 | 4 |
| Ocbc | 4 |
| GovWell | 4 |
| Accenture | 4 |
| Delinea | 3 |
| HP | 2 |
| PwC | 2 |
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
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 16 | 11.1% |
| San Francisco | 11 | 7.6% |
| Singapore | 7 | 4.9% |
| Berlin | 5 | 3.5% |
| Chengdu | 4 | 2.8% |
| Paris | 4 | 2.8% |
| Tokyo | 4 | 2.8% |
| Bengaluru | 3 | 2.1% |
| Gurugram | 3 | 2.1% |
Skills commonly paired with OpenAI API
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. 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.
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