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Software Engineer, GPU Infrastructure - HPC

OpenAI· Scaling
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San Francisco, New York CityFull-timePosted 11mo ago

About the role

Software engineer on the Fleet HPC team responsible for the reliability and uptime of OpenAI’s compute fleet, building automation and monitoring to maintain health and efficiency of large-scale GPU infrastructure.

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain automation systems for provisioning and managing server fleets.
  • Develop tools to monitor server health, performance, and lifecycle events.
  • Collaborate with clusters, networking, and infrastructure teams.
  • Partner with external operators to ensure a high level of quality.
  • Identify and fix performance bottlenecks and inefficiencies.
  • Continuously improve automation to reduce manual work.

Qualifications

  • Experience managing large-scale server environments.
  • A balance of strengths in building and operationalizing.
  • Proficiency in Python, Go, or similar languages.
  • Strong Linux, networking, and server hardware knowledge.
  • Comfort digging into noisy data with SQL, PromQL, and Pandas or any other tool.

Skills

Required:Large-scale server managementProgramming in Python or GoLinux, networking, and server hardwareData analysis tools (SQL, PromQL, Pandas)

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
  • Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
  • Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
  • Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
  • 13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time
  • Mental health and wellness support
  • Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
  • Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth
  • Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
  • Relocation support for eligible employees
  • Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends
Last updated Aug 27, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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