Why is OpenAI Hiring a 3-in-1 Engineer for $555k?

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Owen Drury
August 04, 2025

OpenAI is paying $555k… for one engineer who does it all.

In this week’s Bricks, Bucks & Bytes episode:

💰 OpenAI is hiring a civil/structural/architectural hybrid… for $555,000.

🏗️ Trunk Tools raises $40M and doubles down on becoming construction’s AI layer.

🗿 Monumental Labs is reviving stone architecture with robotic sculptors and prefab facades.


But that’s not all:

  • We unpack why OpenAI wants 20+ years of data center experience (and what it means for construction pros)

  • Dustin drops real talk on startup vs tech giant hiring wars

  • Sarah Buchner’s “distribution-first” playbook at Trunk Tools gets analyzed

  • Aurimas Sabulis from Dextall breaks down how “installing windows broke him” and why his prefab mission is personal

  • Micah Springut from Monumental Labs shares how carving classical sculptures led to a $7M vision for stone skyscrapers


🎧 Listen now for:

  • Why OpenAI might kill the outsourced architect model

  • Whether founder brand now matters more than product

  • The quiet power of niche GTM + AI distribution advantage


🗣 Bonus: Some personal highlights

  • Dustin thinks construction execs deserve more than VPs of revenue

  • Martin’s dreaming of stone-built future cities

  • Owen wants your LinkedIn feed to stop reposting garbage charts

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