# Software Engineer, Infrastructure, Consumer Devices **Company:** [OpenAI](https://scaleengineer.com/companies/openai) OpenAI is seeking a highly skilled Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to design, build, and evolve critical infrastructure platforms powering their AI products. The role demands a strategic technical leader who can architect scalable, reliable systems while driving infrastructure innovation across the organization. **Role:** Infrastructure Engineer **Seniority:** Senior **Locations:** San Francisco **Salary:** 325000–440000 USD [Apply](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/openai/3544fb7b-669b-43e3-8828-94972620bac7) Canonical: https://scaleengineer.com/jobs/openai/software-engineer-infrastructure-consumer-devices --- ## Responsibilities - Infrastructure Design: Design and build scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure platforms that power OpenAI's cutting-edge AI products - Cloud Architecture: Evolve cloud infrastructure abstractions to enable rapid product development across multiple teams - System Reliability: Improve server orchestration, networking, and distributed systems reliability to support significant growth and operational complexity - Technical Leadership: Influence technical direction and infrastructure strategy, mentoring engineers and raising the overall technical bar of the organization - Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with product, research, and engineering teams to align infrastructure with evolving organizational needs - Operational Excellence: Participate in on-call rotations, incident response, and maintain high standards of system performance and reliability ## Requirements ### education - {"name":"Computer Science","description":"Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field preferred"} ### technical - {"name":"Kubernetes Expertise","description":"Deep understanding of Kubernetes and container orchestration at enterprise scale"} - {"name":"Cloud Platforms","description":"Extensive experience with cloud infrastructure on AWS, GCP, Azure, or equivalent platforms"} - {"name":"Distributed Systems","description":"Proven track record of designing and operating highly reliable, secure, and scalable distributed systems"} ### experience - {"name":"Infrastructure Experience","description":"8+ years of experience building and operating large-scale infrastructure systems"} - {"name":"Technical Leadership","description":"Proven ability to lead complex technical initiatives across multiple teams"} - {"name":"Mentorship","description":"Experience in mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction"} ## Skills ### required - {"name":"Kubernetes","description":"Advanced container orchestration and management skills"} - {"name":"Cloud Infrastructure","description":"Expertise in designing and implementing cloud-native infrastructure solutions"} - {"name":"Systems Architecture","description":"Strong systems thinking with ability to balance velocity, reliability, and simplicity"} ### preferred - {"name":"AI Infrastructure","description":"Experience with infrastructure supporting machine learning and AI workloads"} - {"name":"Performance Optimization","description":"Deep understanding of system performance tuning and scalability patterns"} ## Tech stack ### tools - {"name":"CI/CD","description":"Advanced continuous integration and deployment pipelines"} - {"name":"Monitoring","description":"Comprehensive system monitoring and observability tools"} ### others - {"name":"Cloud Platforms","description":"Multi-cloud and hybrid cloud infrastructure strategies"} ### databases - {"name":"Distributed Databases","description":"Experience with scalable database systems for high-performance computing"} ### languages - {"name":"Python","description":"Primary programming language for infrastructure and automation"} - {"name":"Go","description":"Systems programming and cloud-native tool development"} ### frameworks - {"name":"Kubernetes","description":"Container orchestration framework"} - {"name":"Terraform","description":"Infrastructure as Code tool for cloud resource management"} ## Benefits ### benefits - {"name":"Equity","description":"Competitive stock option package reflecting the company's innovative potential"} - {"name":"Health Insurance","description":"Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage"} - {"name":"Professional Development","description":"Opportunities for continuous learning and career growth in cutting-edge AI technology"} ## Compensation - **max:** 440000 - **min:** 325000 - **currency:** USD - **stockOptions:** true ## Interview process ### steps - {"name":"Initial Screening","description":"HR phone interview to assess basic qualifications and cultural fit"} - {"name":"Technical Phone Screen","description":"Detailed discussion of technical background, infrastructure experience, and problem-solving approach"} - {"name":"Technical Interviews","description":"Multiple rounds of in-depth technical interviews focusing on system design, cloud architecture, and distributed systems"} - {"name":"Systems Design Challenge","description":"Comprehensive technical assessment simulating real-world infrastructure design scenarios"} - {"name":"Final Interview","description":"Meeting with senior leadership to discuss strategic vision and team fit"} ## Full description **About the Role** We are seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to help design and evolve the platforms that power OpenAI’s products. In this role, you will be a hands-on technical leader, driving the architecture, scalability, and reliability of critical infrastructure systems. You will help define how we build and operate infrastructure at the next order of magnitude, while influencing technical direction across teams. This role is both deeply technical and highly strategic, requiring strong ownership, sound judgment, and the ability to partner effectively across engineering, product, and research organizations. **In this role, you will:** * Design and build scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure platforms that power OpenAI products * Evolve cloud infrastructure abstractions that enable rapid product development across teams * Architect systems to support significant growth, performance, and operational complexity * Improve server orchestration, networking, and distributed systems reliability * Influence technical direction and infrastructure strategy across multiple teams * Partner closely with product, research, and engineering teams to align infrastructure with evolving needs * Own operational excellence, including participation in on-call rotations and incident response * Mentor engineers and raise the overall technical bar of the organization * Contribute to a culture of high ownership, low ego, and thoughtful collaboration **You might thrive in this role if you:** * 8+ years of experience building and operating large-scale infrastructure systems * Deep expertise in Kubernetes and container orchestration at scale * Strong experience designing cloud abstractions and platform infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure, or similar) * Proven track record of leading complex technical initiatives across teams * Experience operating highly reliable, secure, and scalable distributed systems * Strong systems thinking with the ability to balance velocity, reliability, and simplicity * Comfortable operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments * Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction * Passion for building infrastructure that enables impactful products **Why This Role Matters** This role is critical to enabling OpenAI to scale its products and infrastructure to the next level. You will help define how we build and operate the systems that power some of the most widely used AI products in the world. Your work will directly impact the reliability, scalability, and velocity of OpenAI’s technology—helping bring advanced AI capabilities to millions of users safely and effectively. **About OpenAI** OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. For additional information, please see [OpenAI’s Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement](https://cdn.openai.com/policies/eeo-policy-statement.pdf). Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable law, and qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment consistent with those laws, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, for US-based candidates. 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