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Software Engineer, Fleet Management

OpenAI· Scaling
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San Francisco, New York City$230k - $490kFull-timePosted 11mo ago

About the role

Software Engineer role focused on building systems to manage hardware, configurations, vendors, and interactions with infrastructure to unify nodes and servers into scalable clusters, enabling efficient AI research and product deployment.

Responsibilities

  • Design and build systems to manage both cloud and bare-metal fleets at scale.
  • Develop tools that integrate low-level hardware metrics with high-level job scheduling and cluster management algorithms.
  • Leverage LLMs to coordinate vendor operations and optimize infrastructure workflows.
  • Automate infrastructure processes, reducing repetitive toil and improving system reliability.
  • Collaborate with hardware, infrastructure, and research teams to ensure seamless integration across the stack.
  • Continuously improve tools, automation, processes, and documentation to enhance operational efficiency.

Qualifications

  • Strong software engineering skills with experience in large-scale infrastructure environments.
  • Broad knowledge of cluster-level systems (e.g., Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, Terraform, cloud providers).
  • Deep expertise in server-level systems (e.g., systems, containerization, Chef, Linux kernels, firmware management, host routing).
  • Passion for optimizing the performance and reliability of large compute fleets.
  • Thrives in dynamic environments and is eager to solve complex infrastructure challenges.
  • Values automation, efficiency, and continuous improvement in everything built.

Skills

Required:Software engineering for large-scale infrastructureCluster-level systemsServer-level systems

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
  • Daily meals in 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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