Calvin French-Owen spent a little over a year on OpenAI's technical team. In a blog post he offers an insider's take on ...

The former OpenAI engineer said that there was no drama behind his decision to quit, but that he simply wanted a new ...

A former top engineer reveals an organization that runs on secrets, Slack messages, and social media buzz, where world ...

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

Calvin French-Owen worked for OpenAI between May 2024 and June 2025 as a technical staff member. He talked about his time at ...

"An unusual part of OpenAI is that everything, and I mean everything, runs on Slack," Calvin French-Owen wrote on his blog.

Former staffer Calvin French-Owen gives a rare inside look at one of the most high-profile companies in the world, describing ...

In the end, French-Owen's message is both a reality check and a cautionary tale. While OpenAI remains a beacon for those ...

Calvin French-Owen, who spent a year at OpenAI working on Codex until leaving in June, didn't speak ill of his former ...

Owen, an engineer working on OpenAI's coding agent Codex, OpenAI has grown quickly, and so it’s natural for aspects like ...

Calvin French-Owen, a software engineer who worked at OpenAI for a year, recently left the company and shared his experience in a detailed blog post. He wasn’t unhappy or caught in any drama—he simply ...

A former OpenAI employee reveals the demanding reality behind the company's innovative facade. Twelve-hour days, intense ...