Applied AI Architect, Government is open at OpenAI in Washington, DC (hybrid). The posting gives a salary of $234K - $335K. Posted on Sep 1, 2026, and still on OpenAI’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
As an AI Architect, you will be the senior technical owner for a named portfolio of customers and the primary technical counterpart to their leadership teams. You will shape each customer's AI strategy and guide their journey from pre-sales discovery and solution evaluation through deployment, adoption, and measurable mission impact. You will own the technical account plan across ChatGPT Enterprise, the OpenAI API…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on OpenAI’s careers page.
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