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Inference Engineer, Robotics

OpenAI · San Francisco

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Frontier labremote$380k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Optimize model serving efficiency for robotics research at scale.
  • Blend high-level AI with physical constraints of real robots.
  • Build critical serving infrastructure to support Robotics growth.

What they offer

  • Relocation assistance
  • Equity

Ideal candidate

Systems-minded engineer excited by real-world robotics who thrives in ambiguity and driving large initiatives. You care about scaling high-performing AI that works reliably in dynamic physical settings.

Requirements

  • Deep expertise in model performance optimization at the inference layer
  • Strong background in kernel-level systems, data movement, and low-level tuning
  • Experience scaling high-performing AI systems for real-world multimodal workloads
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive complex initiatives to completion

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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