Capacity Systems Software Engineer
OpenAI · San Francisco
CHECKED 23H AGO
Frontier labremotesenior$293k–$385k
At a glance
Highlights
- Build system of record tracing compute from commitment to business value.
- Design forecasting and scenario-modeling for global AI infrastructure decisions.
- Unify fleet health, capacity, and demand into shared operational view.
What they offer
- Equity
Ideal candidate
A systems-minded builder who loves turning ambiguous operational problems into scalable platforms and thrives partnering across infrastructure, finance, and product to optimize frontier AI compute.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, or related disciplines
- Strong programming experience in Python, Go, Java, TypeScript, or similar languages
- Experience building distributed systems, backend services, internal platforms, workflow systems, or operational tooling
- Experience designing APIs, data pipelines, and integrations across multiple systems
- Strong system design and software architecture skills
- Experience working with large operational datasets and business-critical workflows
- Ability to operate in highly cross-functional environments and translate ambiguous challenges into scalable solutions
- Strong ownership mindset and ability to independently drive complex projects
- remote policy
- Hybrid – 3 days per week in office
Lab profile
About OpenAI
Builds safe frontier AI models and products like ChatGPT for broad benefit.
What they build
- ChatGPT
- OpenAI API
- Frontier AI models
Known for
- Frontier-scale distributed ML training
- Massive GPU fleet and data center operations
- Exabyte-scale data lakes and streaming
- AI alignment and safety research
Key facts
- Operates one of the world's largest GPU fleets