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Network Operations Engineer, AI Networking

OpenAI · San Francisco

CHECKED 36M AGO

Frontier labonsitesenior$157k–$302k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Operate large-scale Ethernet fabrics powering GPU training and inference workloads.
  • Own availability and reliability for one of the world's largest AI networks.
  • Reduce MTTD and MTTR while improving observability and operational excellence.

What they offer

  • equity

Ideal candidate

Hands-on network operator who thrives in high-availability production environments and moves from physical troubleshooting to root-cause analysis. You care about reliability, automation, and reducing toil across global AI infrastructure.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Network Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent practical experience
  • 5+ years operating large-scale data center, cloud, AI, or HPC network infrastructure
  • Experience supporting production network environments with high-availability requirements
  • Hands-on experience with Cisco NX-OS, Arista EOS, NVIDIA Spectrum / Cumulus Linux, or Juniper JunOS
  • Strong knowledge of Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking, BGP, OSPF, ECMP, MLAG, LACP, VRFs, and VLANs
  • Experience troubleshooting fiber optics, transceivers, DAC/AOC cables, and high-speed Ethernet links
  • Experience performing software upgrades, hardware maintenance, and production change management
  • Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills with clear technical communication

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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