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OpenAI · US - Remote

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Frontier labremotelead$225k–$385k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Own powered-land sites from exclusivity through closing to design handoff.
  • Validate power pathways and translate findings into deployment sequencing.
  • Build building-level deployment plans with target timing for each building.

What they offer

  • Equity

Ideal candidate

Highly organized infrastructure developer who thrives in ambiguity and owns complex diligence to closure. Passionate about turning power and site constraints into executable, phased deployment plans.

Requirements

  • 6+ years in land development, infrastructure development, data center development, energy-project development, electrical, mechanical, civil or environmental engineering, or related project delivery.
  • Experience advancing large-scale facility programs through early planning, power validation, phased development, site closing, and readiness handoff.
  • Strong ability to evaluate power pathways and translate utility, interconnection, and delivery findings into schedule, cost, and deployment implications.
  • Highly organized operator who can convert ambiguous diligence into owner-based action lists, closure criteria, critical paths, and executive decisions.

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
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