OpenAI’s Dublin Office Is About to Triple in Size
Matthew Leo · Published July 27, 2026 · Business & Policy
OpenAI is turning its relatively small Dublin operation into a much larger European base.
The company plans to increase the office from more than 100 employees to 350, according to an announcement reported by Reuters on July 27. OpenAI expects to add 250 engineering and support employees over the next two years.
It is also leasing approximately 8,000 square metres—about 88,000 square feet—of space in Dublin’s Silicon Docks district.
From nine openings to a regional hub
OpenAI established its Dublin office in 2023 as its European headquarters. At the time, the operation began with only a small collection of advertised roles.
By November 2025, OpenAI said the office had more than 50 employees working across governance, privacy engineering, safety, legal and commercial functions. The new target would take the location substantially beyond that early footprint.
OpenAI’s current Dublin careers listings include engineering, customer success, sales, security and support positions. The listings are a current snapshot, not proof that all 250 planned jobs are already open.
Why Dublin keeps winning technology offices
Dublin already hosts major European operations for Google, Meta and Microsoft. Ireland offers an English-speaking workforce, access to the European Union and a tax structure that has attracted American multinationals for decades.
Reuters reports that foreign multinationals—primarily in technology and pharmaceuticals—employ roughly 11 per cent of Irish workers.
That concentration is useful when investment is rising, but it also creates exposure when large technology companies restructure. Meta and TikTok have both announced reductions affecting Irish operations during the past year.
A lesson Canada should not ignore
OpenAI’s expansion shows how quickly a modest office can become strategically important when a country already has experienced workers, established multinational operations and clear access to a large market.
Canada has strong AI research and a deep pool of technical talent. It still has to compete for the engineering, deployment, governance and support jobs created after research becomes a global business.
Dublin’s new positions will not appear overnight—the hiring plan covers two years. Even so, the direction is clear: OpenAI is placing more of its European operations in Ireland, and Ireland has built the conditions to receive them.