OpenAI is expected to hire across product development, engineering, research and sales, while also expanding roles focused on helping businesses use its tools.
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Reuters could not immediately verify the report. OpenAI did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment.
OpenAI plans to deploy most of the new hires across product development, engineering, research and sales, the FT said.
The ChatGPT-maker is also ramping up recruitment of specialists focused on “technical ambassadorship,” aimed at helping businesses make better use of its tools, the report added.
The company’s latest funding round valued it at $840 billion,as Big Tech and Masayoshi Son’s Softbank joined its blockbuster $110 billion round.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reportedly issued an internal “code red” in early December last year, pausing non-core projects and redirecting teams to accelerate development in response to Google’s Gemini 3.
Published on March 21, 2026