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    OpenAI Engineer Describes Culture as Mega Startup

    Tibo Sottiaux shares impressions from his role leading Codex engineering at the lab.

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    Thibault Sottiaux, identified as the Engineering Lead on OpenAI's Codex team for agentic coding systems, tweeted his view of the company's internal culture. He compared it to a mega startup and emphasized the intense levels of ownership, care, and operational pace that he believes only insiders can fully appreciate. This observation stands as his personal assessment shared publicly on the platform.

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    @thsottiauxI think the best way to describe OpenAI's culture is as a mega startup. It's hard to believe unless you see it from the inside. Extreme ownership, care and pace.
    @romainhuetAs a former founder, this rings really true. There’s something special about the pace, and OpenAI is at its best when everyone comes together to ship something they care deeply about.
    @reach_vbYou can just do things! That’s how I sum up the culture at OpenAI Almost all the folks I’ve worked with are low-ego, mission oriented and most importantly have an insane bias for action - I love it!!
    @steipetecan conform. amazing place to be!

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    Positive62.1%37.9%Negative

    Summary

    Sentiment

    Positive62.1%37.9%Negative

    Positive accounts welcome OpenAI’s fast-paced, mission-driven culture as fun, open and creative, while negative replies criticize the extreme ownership and pace for causing burnout and poor communication.

    Based on 33 sentiment-bearing replies from 29 accounts across 3 conversations.

    Summary

    Positive accounts welcome OpenAI’s fast-paced, mission-driven culture as fun, open and creative, while negative replies criticize the extreme ownership and pace for causing burnout and poor communication.

    Based on 33 sentiment-bearing replies from 29 accounts across 3 conversations.

    4 Sources

    @thsottiauxI think the best way to describe OpenAI's culture is as a mega startup. It's hard to believe unless you see it from the inside. Extreme ownership, care and pace.
    @romainhuetAs a former founder, this rings really true. There’s something special about the pace, and OpenAI is at its best when everyone comes together to ship something they care deeply about.
    @reach_vbYou can just do things! That’s how I sum up the culture at OpenAI Almost all the folks I’ve worked with are low-ego, mission oriented and most importantly have an insane bias for action - I love it!!
    @steipetecan conform. amazing place to be!