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Vijaye Raji

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Vijaye Raji is a senior technology executive currently serving as CTO of Applications at OpenAI, where he oversees the engineering and technical direction of OpenAI's consumer and enterprise application products. His role places him at the center of deploying large language models and AI capabilities into real-world products used by hundreds of millions of people. Prior to OpenAI, Raji held significant engineering leadership roles at Meta (Facebook) and Microsoft, where he built expertise in large-scale consumer platforms and developer ecosystems. At Facebook, he was involved in product infrastructure and platform engineering. His career reflects a consistent focus on building and scaling high-impact software platforms. Raji represents a generation of engineering leaders whose work on AI application infrastructure is reshaping how businesses and consumers interact with technology, with downstream implications for marketing, advertising, and media through AI-powered content and targeting tools.

Last updated Oct 18, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team · Connections updated Oct 19, 2026

Role
CTO of Applications
Company
OpenAI
Based
San Francisco, California, United States
Connections
2

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Years in industry
20 years

Bio

Vijaye Raji is a senior technology executive currently serving as CTO of Applications at OpenAI, where he oversees the engineering and technical direction of OpenAI's consumer and enterprise application products. His role places him at the center of deploying large language models and AI capabilities into real-world products used by hundreds of millions of people. Prior to OpenAI, Raji held significant engineering leadership roles at Meta (Facebook) and Microsoft, where he built expertise in large-scale consumer platforms and developer ecosystems. At Facebook, he was involved in product infrastructure and platform engineering. His career reflects a consistent focus on building and scaling high-impact software platforms. Raji represents a generation of engineering leaders whose work on AI application infrastructure is reshaping how businesses and consumers interact with technology, with downstream implications for marketing, advertising, and media through AI-powered content and targeting tools.

Career

  • CTO of ApplicationsCurrent

    OpenAI

  • Principal Software Design Engineer

    Microsoft

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Expertise & education

Expertise

Large Language ModelsAI ApplicationsPlatform EngineeringConsumer Software at ScaleDeveloper EcosystemsProduct InfrastructureEnterprise AI

Recognition

Notable achievements

  • Appointed CTO of Applications at OpenAI, overseeing engineering for products including ChatGPT
  • Held senior engineering leadership roles at both Meta and Microsoft prior to OpenAI
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