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Residency · OpenAI

OpenAI Residency

6-month full-time residency for builders and early researchers to work with OpenAI research teams

closed for 2026 / careers watch hybrid, at least 3 days/week in San Francisco office; no remote or satellite-office work remote

Historical record: details were last verified on 2026-07-08. Confirm current conditions with the official organizer.

Program overview

Very strong frontier AI research engineering fit; current page says 2026 applications are closed

Notes

Start dates are flexible/rolling, so normalized dates stay -

View official program ↗

Quantiacs Contest 25 · Quant research challenge

Compete for $2M in strategy allocations.

Submit a unique trading system. The seven highest Contest Scores receive one-year notional allocations with performance fees currently based on a 10% profit share.

1st$1M
2nd$500K
3rd$250K
4th$100K
5th–7th$50K each

Unique systems only. Quantiacs applies a correlation filter, and allocations may be reduced or eliminated if a winner’s live Contest Score falls below its score at contest close.

Enter Quantiacs Contest 25 ↗ Official Q25 rules

Sponsored registration link. Prize amounts are notional strategy allocations; payouts are performance fees under Quantiacs’ Relative Performance Model. Winner allocations commence within 30 days after the contest ends. Eligibility and official rules apply; no purchase is necessary.