There’s no doubt about it, AI is the dominating tech for 2024, and that’s unlikely to change in the near future. From ChatGPT to Gemini and CoPilot +, it has infiltrated every corner of the tech industry.
If you’re looking for a role in AI, then you couldn’t pick a better time. Despite roles in the tech industry having a tough time of late, AI jobs are booming, with plenty to choose from.
What’s more, you don’t need to be a tech wizard to work in AI. AI companies have multiple roles that don’t need any tech experience, whether it’s in HR, sales or finance, so even if you’re not a developer, your next job could still be working for an AI company. Read on to see who is hiring, and for what roles.
OpenAI
The current rock stars of the AI scene thanks to its ChatGPT platform, if you’re looking for a company to add to your resume that is bound to impress future employers, it has to be OpenAI.
The good news is that thanks to its rapid expansion and world recognition, OpenAI is currently recruiting at a fast pace, with plenty of roles available, 175 at the time of writing.
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In fact, you don’t even need a background in AI to work at the company, as there are lots of roles currently listed at the company for positions in its people and legal teams.
One word of warning though – if you’re looking for a job you can do remotely, keep scrolling. CEO Sam Altman has been very vocal on his disdain for the practice of working from home, so expect to be in the office, a lot.
Jobs currently available at OpenAI:
Account Associate, ChatGPT Enterprise Sales – San Francisco
Software Engineer, Backend – San Francisco
Software Engineer, Supercomputing Storage, San Francisco
User Operations Generalist – San Francisco
Strategic Finance, Product – San Francisco
Senior Support Engineer, API – London
See all roles currently available at OpenAI
Anthropic
Anthropic is the company behind Claude, and its rivalry to ChatGPT is perhaps closer than others, as it was founded by two former members of OpenAI.
The company is certainly looking healthy, with around 400 employees and boasting over $4 billion investment from Amazon alone, and $2 billion from Google.
While the race to develop AI systems has been ruthless, with perhaps too much emphasis on ‘can we’, rather than ‘should we’, Anthropic’s mission statement outlines a desire for AI to have a positive impact on society.
AI jobs currently available at Anthropic:
Operations Program Manager – San Francisco
Engineering Manager, Pretraining Data Platform – San Francisco
Team Manager, LLM Training Research – San Francisco
Research Engineer – San Francisco
Application Security Engineer – San Francisco
See all roles currently available at Anthropic.
Google has been investing heavily in AI over the last few years, and it’s popping up in a lot of products. Notably, Google’s own search now has AI-curated summaries, which have led to somewhat mixed results.
Then there’s Gemini, Google’s answer to ChatGPT, which can create images, as well as respond to prompts. Check out what happened when we asked it to create images of a dog eating a hot dog.
There’s no doubt that Google is only going to expand it’s AI efforts if it wants to keep up with its rivals, pouring money into the technology, including a huge $2 billion investment in Anthropic. If you want to a career in AI, you can definitely do worse than joining Google.
AI jobs currently available at Google:
Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning, YouTube – California
Research Scientist, Voice and Audio Algorithms – California
Staff TPU Co-Design and Performance Software Engineer – London
TPU Simulator Software Engineer, Silicon – Seoul
Tech Lead Manager, Real World Journeys – Sao Paulo
Lead Customer Engineer, Generative AI, Public Sector – Reston
See all roles currently available at Google.
Microsoft
Like Google, Microsoft has gone all in on AI in recent years, releasing its own CoPilot + AI assistant, and investing in AI technologies heavily.
Like most other companies that are developing AI products, it hasn’t always gone smoothly – just last month, the company hit the headlines with its Recall feature, which promised to capture images from users PCs constantly, to create a database. Due to a public outcry and security concerns, this feature will now be opt-in, rather than opt-out.
But despite a few fumbles, it’s clear that Microsoft sees AI as the future, and if you’re looking to bolster your career with a company that has been at the forefront of emerging technology for decades, you’re sure to learn a thing or two at Microsoft. The perks aren’t bad, either.
AI jobs currently at Microsoft:
Senior Director Artificial Intelligence Silicon Product Management – Washington
Cloud Solution Architect – Azure AI and Machine Learning – Athens
Enterprise Digital Specialists – Data & AI – Dutch Market – Dublin
Senior Researcher – Machine Learning – Beijing
Principal Software Engineering Manager – Teams AI Library – Washington
Senior Machine Learning Engineer – New York
See all roles currently available at Microsoft.
Synthesia
If Google and Microsoft are too corporate for you, you might want to opt for a smaller company with a start up attitude. Synthesia is a UK-based company that creates tools to help users make AI generated videos.
The company’s pitch is to allow users to create video content without the need for a camera or microphone. Users can pick from pre-made avatars to present videos, or even insert their own likeness. Using text prompts, videos can be created quickly, with a variety of languages available.
It has around 350 employees, and has offices globally, including the UK, US and Holland, with clients including Heineken, Zoom, Xerox and McDonald’s.
Jobs currently available at Synthesia:
Strategic Finance Associate – London
Solutions Marketing Leader – New York
Customer Onboarding Specialist – New York
Head of Product Design – Europe
Senior Full Stack Engineer – Europe
Senior Product Manager, Avatar Technology – London
See all jobs available at Synthesia.
Deepl
Deepl is a Germany-based AI company that specializes in using AI for translation tools, specifically its Deepl Translator.
Deepl Translator boasts around 10 million monthly customers, with many being in the enterprise sector, including high profile clients such as Mercedes Benz and Fujistu, and has been downloaded on more that 25 million devices.
The company has a staff of around 900, and although it is based in Germany, has offices globally, including the UK, Japan and the US.
If you’re interested in AI and have a passion for language, it’s hard to imagine a better fit!
Jobs currently available at Deepl:
Customer Success Manager – Japan
Engineering Manager, Core Platform Backend – Amsterdam
Finance Business Partner – Germany
See all current job openings at Deepl.
