# Development Lead at OpenAI

- Company: OpenAI
- What the company does: Backed by Greylock, Insight and Khosla.
- Company website: https://openai.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: US - Remote
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $225K to $385K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-15
- Apply by: 2026-10-30
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/openai/987c4eb8-819e-4258-a91c-f34ecfbcd5f1
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/openai-development-lead/

## About the role

The Development Lead owns the development path after a site clears initial screening. This role validates the viable power pathway, turns site constraints into a building-level deployment plan that makes clear when each building can deploy, and runs the phase-by-phase action list that closes the decisions, dependencies, and evidence gaps needed to make a site controllable and executable.

## What they're looking for

- 6+ years in land development, infrastructure development, data center development, energy-project development, electrical, mechanical, civil or environmental engineering, or related project delivery
- Experience advancing large-scale facility programs through early planning, power validation, phased development, site closing, and readiness handoff
- Strong ability to evaluate power pathways and translate utility, interconnection, and delivery findings into schedule, cost, and deployment implications
- Highly organized operator who can convert ambiguous diligence into owner-based action lists, closure criteria, critical paths, and executive decisions

Tags: Scaling