GPU Inference Engineer, Robotics — Hybrid (Relocation)

OpenAI; United States; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

OpenAI's robotics team seeks a GPU Inference Engineer in San Francisco to advance model serving efficiency and inference performance. You will drive system optimizations, build serving infrastructure, and partner with researchers to scale multimodal workloads.

Ideal candidates combine deep expertise in inference optimization and low-level data movement with a collaborative approach to extending AI capabilities for real-world robotic applications. This role is hybrid with relocation assistance.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in model performance optimization, particularly at the inference layer.
• Strong background in kernel-level systems, data movement, and low-level performance tuning.
• Experience scaling AI systems that handle multimodal workloads.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, set technical direction, and drive complex initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Perform engineering efforts focused on improving model serving, inference performance, and system efficiency.
• Drive optimizations from a kernel and data movement perspective to improve system throughput and reliability.
• Partner closely with research and product teams to ensure our models perform effectively at scale.
• Design, build, and improve critical serving infrastructure to support Robotics growth and reliability needs.

Skills

Model performance optimization

Kernel-level systems

Data movement

Multimodal workloads

CUDA

Python

C/C++

Tools

CUDA

TensorRT

Job description

OpenAI's robotics team seeks a GPU Inference Engineer in San Francisco to advance model serving efficiency and inference performance. You will drive system optimizations, build serving infrastructure, and partner with researchers to scale multimodal workloads.

Ideal candidates combine deep expertise in inference optimization and low-level data movement with a collaborative approach to extending AI capabilities for real-world robotic applications. This role is hybrid with relocation assistance.