GPU HPC Infrastructure Engineer | Scale & Automation

OpenAI; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI is seeking a Software Engineer for the Fleet High Performance Computing (HPC) team in New York to ensure reliability and uptime for OpenAI's compute fleet and data centers. You will build automation, monitor health, and optimize lifecycle events across clusters and hardware.

You will collaborate with networking and infra teams, develop tooling in Python/Go, and push for scalable solutions that reduce manual work while improving performance and reliability in a demanding HPC environment.

Qualifications

• Experience building and operating large-scale server environments.
• Strong Python/Go skills and ability to diagnose complex systems.
• Solid knowledge of Linux, networking, and hardware fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain automation systems for provisioning and managing server fleets.
• Develop tools to monitor server health, performance, and lifecycle events.
• Collaborate with clusters, networking, and infrastructure teams.
• Partner with external operators to ensure a high level of quality.
• Identify and fix performance bottlenecks and inefficiencies.
• Continuously improve automation to reduce manual work.

Skills

Python

Go

Linux

Networking

SQL

PromQL

Pandas

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

OpenAI is seeking a Software Engineer for the Fleet High Performance Computing (HPC) team in New York to ensure reliability and uptime for OpenAI's compute fleet and data centers. You will build automation, monitor health, and optimize lifecycle events across clusters and hardware.

You will collaborate with networking and infra teams, develop tooling in Python/Go, and push for scalable solutions that reduce manual work while improving performance and reliability in a demanding HPC environment.