Software Engineer, Silicon Design Methodology
OpenAI · San Francisco
CHECKED 23H AGO
Frontier labremote$225k–$380k
At a glance
Highlights
- Build methodology and tooling to help a small team ship complex custom chips.
- Co-design AI-native silicon and systems for next-generation frontier models.
- Unify hardware configurations and results consistently across diverse tools.
What they offer
- Equity
Ideal candidate
A software-minded builder who loves turning ambiguous hardware needs into durable tools. You partner closely with domain experts and thrive improving velocity and quality in fast-evolving silicon programs.
Requirements
- Strong software engineering skills in C++, Python, Rust, or similar systems-oriented languages
- Experience building engineering infrastructure, developer tools, simulation frameworks, EDA/CAD tooling, compilers, or verification systems
- Understanding of digital design and computer architecture to translate silicon needs into software abstractions
- Experience integrating RTL and IP components into an SoC
- Experience designing APIs, object models, or data models for complex systems
- Experience automating multi-stage workflows and building regression systems with reproducibility
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