AI Infrastructure Performance Modeling Lead

OpenAI; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Hybrid work model

Job summary

A leading tech company in California is seeking a Performance Modeling Lead to develop and guide performance modeling frameworks for advanced AI systems. This role involves analyzing architectural trade-offs, translating insights into actionable recommendations, and collaborating closely with various internal teams and external vendors. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in AI workloads and system design, as well as excellent leadership and communication skills. This position operates in a hybrid work environment and offers relocation assistance.

Qualifications

• Experience in building performance modeling frameworks that impact system design.
• Knowledge of AI/ML workloads, including training and inference at scale.
• Ability to work across abstraction layers in distributed systems.
• Experience using modeling to guide architectural decisions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own a performance modeling framework for AI systems.
• Analyze architectural tradeoffs across various system components.
• Translate modeling results into clear recommendations for teams.
• Influence designs and vendor roadmaps with data insights.
• Lead a small engineering team while maintaining high standards.

Skills

Performance modeling frameworks

AI/ML workloads

System-level tradeoffs

Quantitative analysis

Communication

Job description

A leading tech company in California is seeking a Performance Modeling Lead to develop and guide performance modeling frameworks for advanced AI systems. This role involves analyzing architectural trade-offs, translating insights into actionable recommendations, and collaborating closely with various internal teams and external vendors. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in AI workloads and system design, as well as excellent leadership and communication skills. This position operates in a hybrid work environment and offers relocation assistance.