How they write addresses
OpenAI email format
How OpenAI writes its people's work addresses, read from addresses an email verifier confirmed.
The format, on a made-up name
OpenAI writes addresses as first name only, at openai.com. Jane Doe isn't a real person: put in the name of the one you want to reach.
Writing to someone at OpenAI
Find the person
For a role, that's the hiring manager or whoever leads the team. The posting, OpenAI's team page or LinkedIn usually names them.
Write their name as OpenAI does
Lowercase, with accents dropped: Jane Doe is [email protected], and Zoë Núñez would be [email protected].
Check it before you send
An email verifier tells you whether the mailbox exists without sending anything. A bounce costs more than the check: too many and your emails start landing in spam.
If it bounces
The next formats to try, the ones most startups use first.
- 44% of startups
first name, a dot, then last name
- 20% of startups
first initial followed by last name
- 2% of startups
first initial, a dot, then last name
Write a name every way in the email permutator, OpenAI's format first.
Who to email at OpenAI
147 open roles
For a role, the person to email is usually its hiring manager. The newest:
Head of Talent Experience & Enablement
Remote (US)Applied AI Engineer
Remote (Australia)Senior Electrical Engineer
San Francisco, CAMachine Learning Data Scientist
Remote (US)Service Designer, Support
Remote (US)Software Engineer, Privacy Engineering
London, UK
Tracking OpenAI
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OpenAI email format: frequently asked questions
What is the email format at OpenAI?
OpenAI addresses use first name only at openai.com, for example [email protected]. 2 of the 3 OpenAI addresses we've verified follow it. As of October 2026.
How do I find a recruiter's or hiring manager's email at OpenAI?
Find their name first: the job posting, the team page or LinkedIn usually has it. Then write it the way OpenAI does, so Jane Doe would be [email protected], and check the address with an email verifier before you send.
What if my email to OpenAI bounces?
Check the spelling of their name first. Then try the next most common formats at startups: [email protected] and [email protected]. Someone who goes by a short name may use it in their address too.
How do you know OpenAI's email format?
From addresses we've found for OpenAI's people and checked with an email verifier, which asks OpenAI's mail server whether each mailbox exists without sending anything. Only mailboxes the server confirmed count: a server that accepts every address confirms guesses too, so those are left out. 2 of the 3 OpenAI addresses we've verified follow it.