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OpenAI · 6 days ago

Software Engineer, Fleet Management

positionSan Francisco, CA
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$255K/yr - $490K/yr

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. The Software Engineer, Operating Systems & Orchestration will focus on building systems to manage hardware and configurations, contributing to advancing AI research by streamlining the research user experience.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSaaS
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Growth Opportunities
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Design and build systems to manage both cloud and bare-metal fleets at scale
Develop tools that integrate low-level hardware metrics with high-level job scheduling and cluster management algorithms
Leverage LLMs to coordinate vendor operations and optimize infrastructure workflows
Automate infrastructure processes, reducing repetitive toil and improving system reliability
Collaborate with hardware, infrastructure, and research teams to ensure seamless integration across the stack
Continuously improve tools, automation, processes, and documentation to enhance operational efficiency

Qualification

Large-scale infrastructureCluster managementAutomationKubernetesCI/CD pipelinesTerraformCloud providersLinux kernelsSoft skills

Required

Strong software engineering skills with experience in large-scale infrastructure environments
Broad knowledge of cluster-level systems (e.g., Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, Terraform, cloud providers)
Deep expertise in server-level systems (e.g., systemd, containerization, Chef, Linux kernels, firmware management, host routing)
Passionate about optimizing the performance and reliability of large compute fleets
Thrive in dynamic environments and are eager to solve complex infrastructure challenges
Value automation, efficiency, and continuous improvement in everything you build

Benefits

Relocation assistance

Company

OpenAI

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OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that develops advanced AI models, including ChatGPT. It is a sub-organization of OpenAI Foundation.
dateFounded in 2015
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size201-500 employees
web-link
https://www.openai.com

H1B Sponsorship

OpenAI has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (1)
2024 (1)
2023 (1)
2022 (18)
2021 (10)
2020 (6)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$79B
Key Investors
The Walt Disney CompanySoftBankThrive Capital
2025-12-11Corporate Round· $1B
2025-10-02Secondary Market· $6.6B
2025-03-31Series Unknown· $40B

Leadership Team

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Sam Altman
CEO & Co-Founder
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Greg Brockman
President, Chairman, & Co-Founder
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