Software Engineer, Infrastructure, Consumer Devices
About The Position
We are seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to help design and evolve the platforms that power OpenAI’s products. In this role, you will be a hands-on technical leader, driving the architecture, scalability, and reliability of critical infrastructure systems. You will help define how we build and operate infrastructure at the next order of magnitude, while influencing technical direction across teams. This role is both deeply technical and highly strategic, requiring strong ownership, sound judgment, and the ability to partner effectively across engineering, product, and research organizations.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience building and operating large-scale infrastructure systems
- Deep expertise in Kubernetes and container orchestration at scale
- Strong experience designing cloud abstractions and platform infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure, or similar)
- Proven track record of leading complex technical initiatives across teams
- Experience operating highly reliable, secure, and scalable distributed systems
- Strong systems thinking with the ability to balance velocity, reliability, and simplicity
- Comfortable operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
- Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction
- Passion for building infrastructure that enables impactful products
Responsibilities
- Design and build scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure platforms that power OpenAI products
- Evolve cloud infrastructure abstractions that enable rapid product development across teams
- Architect systems to support significant growth, performance, and operational complexity
- Improve server orchestration, networking, and distributed systems reliability
- Influence technical direction and infrastructure strategy across multiple teams
- Partner closely with product, research, and engineering teams to align infrastructure with evolving needs
- Own operational excellence, including participation in on-call rotations and incident response
- Mentor engineers and raise the overall technical bar of the organization
- Contribute to a culture of high ownership, low ego, and thoughtful collaboration
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1-10 employees
