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Engineering Manager, Cooperative Systems

OpenAI · Seattle

CHECKED 35M AGO

Frontier labremotemanager$400k–$445k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Build AI-powered automation systems that run real workloads across OpenAI.
  • Lead systems that learn from humans and evolve alongside hybrid workforces.
  • Ship 0→1 systems with rapid feedback from users steps away.

What they offer

  • Equity

Ideal candidate

Hands-on engineering leader excited by 0-to-1 applied AI, thrives in ambiguity and close customer feedback loops to transform how humans and AI work together.

Requirements

  • 12+ years of experience in engineering, including 3+ years in engineering management and at least 7 years as an IC engineer
  • Hands-on builder who enjoys operating across the stack
  • Deep experience applying AI and ready to experiment with frontier approaches
  • Strong technical judgment across systems design, infrastructure, and full-stack development
  • Built developer tools, internal platforms, or workflow automation systems
  • Enjoy frequent interaction with customers and thrive in feedback-driven development loops
  • Comfortable with ambiguity and excited to operate in a rapidly evolving space
  • Experience in operationally complex environments (e.g., logistics, support systems, internal tooling, warehouse automation)

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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