A former OpenAI engineer describes what it’s really like to work there

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TechCrunchJul 15, 2025

A former OpenAI engineer describes what it’s really like to work there

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A senior engineer describes the thrill, chaos, and exhaustion of working at OpenAI this past year while launching its coding agent Codex.

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