Software Engineer, Hardware Health & Equity Focus

OpenAI; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 445,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI is seeking a Software Engineer for Hardware Health in San Francisco. The role involves maintaining the health of compute clusters, building automated systems for monitoring hardware, and ensuring efficient operations across large-scale distributed environments. Candidates should have over 7 years of experience in software engineering, strong skills in Python and shell scripting, and an interest in infrastructure platforms. Compensation ranges from $250K to $445K plus equity, reflecting the demanding nature of the work.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of industry experience in software or infrastructure engineering.
• Strong proficiency with Python and shell scripting.
• Experience building large-scale distributed systems or infrastructure platforms.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain health signals across GPUs, CPUs, networking, and platform infrastructure.
• Build automation and tooling that enables global cluster management with minimal manual intervention.
• Investigate hardware failures and system-level issues across large-scale compute environments.

Skills

Python

Shell scripting

SQL

PromQL

Job description

OpenAI is seeking a Software Engineer for Hardware Health in San Francisco. The role involves maintaining the health of compute clusters, building automated systems for monitoring hardware, and ensuring efficient operations across large-scale distributed environments. Candidates should have over 7 years of experience in software engineering, strong skills in Python and shell scripting, and an interest in infrastructure platforms. Compensation ranges from $250K to $445K plus equity, reflecting the demanding nature of the work.