Systems Generalist, GPT Infrastructure
OpenAI · San Francisco · Seattle
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Frontier labremotesenior$293k–$445k
At a glance
Highlights
- Build automated platform turning inference research into production products.
- Design control planes for durable multi-day optimization campaigns.
- Enable new accelerators with repeatable, trustworthy qualification workflows.
What they offer
- Equity
Ideal candidate
Experienced systems generalist who thrives across the stack and in ambiguity, passionate about reliable, high-performance infrastructure and turning research prototypes into scalable products with partners.
Requirements
- 8+ years building large-scale distributed systems, infrastructure platforms, or cloud services
- Strong programming skills in C++, Python, Go, or Rust
- Experience designing and operating highly available backend systems, APIs, or durable workflows
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, Linux, networking, storage, and containers
- Experience debugging complex systems using measurement, profiling, and benchmarks
- Proven ability to lead complex initiatives as senior IC across organizations
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