Senior 3P Systems Architect — AI Infrastructure (Hybrid)

Precision Labs; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Hybrid work model (3 days in office)

Job summary

OpenAI in San Francisco, CA, seeks a 3P Architect to define rack- and cluster-level reference designs for AI infrastructure, collaborating with external partners and internal teams to translate workload requirements into concrete architectures.

You will drive vendor roadmaps, evaluate tradeoffs with performance modeling, and lead PoCs, while shaping future infrastructure capabilities across ODM/JDM, silicon, and networking partners. Hybrid work model with relocation assistance is offered.

Qualifications

• Experience in system architecture for large-scale infrastructure.
• Understanding of AI workload characteristics and mapping to design decisions.
• Experience with performance modeling outputs to inform direction.
• Experience working with ODM/JDM, silicon, and networking vendors.
• Ability to align multiple stakeholders with competing constraints.
• Proven track record turning ambiguous requirements into executable system designs.
• Proactive in identifying gaps and driving solutions across organizational boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Define rack- and cluster-level reference architectures for AI infrastructure deployments.
• Translate workload requirements into clear system design specifications and partner deliverables.
• Collaborate with performance modeling teams to evaluate architectural tradeoffs and system behaviors.
• Align internal stakeholders and external partners on critical system attributes (performance, cost, power, reliability, scalability).
• Identify gaps in current technology offerings and drive vendors (ODM/JDM, silicon, networking) to close those gaps.
• Influence and shape vendor roadmaps to meet future infrastructure needs.
• Track emerging technologies and evaluate their applicability to AI systems.
• Define and lead proof-of-concept (PoC) efforts to validate new architectures and technologies.
• Act as a key interface between OpenAI and external partners, ensuring execution against design intent.

Skills

System architecture

AI workloads

Performance modeling

Vendor management

Cross-functional leadership

Requirements-to-design

Stakeholder alignment

Job description

OpenAI in San Francisco, CA, seeks a 3P Architect to define rack- and cluster-level reference designs for AI infrastructure, collaborating with external partners and internal teams to translate workload requirements into concrete architectures.

You will drive vendor roadmaps, evaluate tradeoffs with performance modeling, and lead PoCs, while shaping future infrastructure capabilities across ODM/JDM, silicon, and networking partners. Hybrid work model with relocation assistance is offered.