Global Network Engineer – Secure, Automated & Scalable

OpenAI; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Hybrid work model

Job summary

OpenAI’s Network Engineering team designs, operates, and continuously improves global networks connecting offices, labs, campuses, PoPs, cloud environments, people, and devices.

We partner across security and identity teams to apply least privilege and Zero Trust, while embracing automation and IaC. This role is based in San Francisco with a hybrid 3-day-in-office model and relocation assistance for new employees.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience designing and operating enterprise networks.
• Strong routing and switching fundamentals (BGP/OSPF, VLAN/VRF).
• Experience with network observability tools and telemetry.
• Ability to automate infrastructure using code and APIs.

Responsibilities

• Design, operate, and improve global networks across offices, labs, campuses, PoPs, and cloud environments.
• Set strategic direction for network services with architecture, roadmaps, and lifecycle planning.
• Own production operations including on-call, incident response, and escalations, ensuring security and business continuity.

Skills

Network design

Routing & switching

Observability

Automation

Security basics

Tools

Cisco IOS

Cisco Meraki

Palo Alto

Arista

Job description

OpenAI’s Network Engineering team designs, operates, and continuously improves global networks connecting offices, labs, campuses, PoPs, cloud environments, people, and devices.

We partner across security and identity teams to apply least privilege and Zero Trust, while embracing automation and IaC. This role is based in San Francisco with a hybrid 3-day-in-office model and relocation assistance for new employees.