Software Engineer, CI/CD & ML Infrastructure

3 days agoSeniorSalary: 318K - 485KSan Francisco, USA Devops Jobs by OpenAI

OpenAI

AI research and deployment company building and deploying frontier AI products, including ChatGPT, Codex, and its API platform.

49 current maintainers29 active leads5 new active leads117 lead step-downs16 early lead departures

San Francisco, United States

Funding history

Funding roundExpanded revolving credit facilityNew investment ($110B)

Investors

Sam Altman Wells Fargo Nvidia Citi Reid Hoffman

Projects

RoiTrading Terminal

About OpenAI

OpenAI’s mission is to ensure artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. It consists of the nonprofit OpenAI Foundation and OpenAI Group, a public benefit corporation governed by the Foundation.

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Skills

Benchmarking C#Ci/Cd Containers Distributed Systems Gitops Go Monorepo Observability Python Rust Test Automation

Candidate Availability

San Francisco · Required

About the Role

You will define and build CI/CD systems that qualify frontier models and the software stack on custom AI accelerators. You will create regression and benchmarking pipelines, establish GitOps and monorepo practices, build orchestration and observability for accelerator-backed CI, and partner with model, compiler, kernel, runtime, firmware and hardware teams to turn release risks into automated gates.

Requirements

Experience building or operating large-scale CI/CD, developer infrastructure, or test automation
Understanding of GitOps, release promotion, rollback, and reproducibility
Experience with monorepos, build systems, and test selection
Proficiency in Python, Go, Rust, C++ or similar
Experience with distributed systems, schedulers, containers, or clusters
May need to meet legal status requirements under U.S. export control laws

Responsibilities

Define the model CI strategy for frontier models on custom silicon
Build production CI/CD pipelines for regression, benchmarking, stability, and release qualification
Design representative test matrices
Create performance baselines, regression detection, and bisect and triage workflows
Establish GitOps practices
Shape monorepo architecture and developer workflows
Develop orchestration, artifact management, caching, scheduling, and observability for accelerator-backed CI
Translate release risks into automated gates with cross-functional teams
Improve CI reliability, speed, debuggability, and cost efficiency

Benefits

Equity
Performance-related bonus
Medical, dental, and vision insurance with HSA employer contributions
Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter pre-tax accounts
401(k) with employer match
Paid parental leave, medical and caregiver leave
Flexible PTO
13+ paid company holidays and company office closures
Mental health and wellness support
Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
Annual learning and development stipend
Daily meals in offices and meal delivery credits
Relocation support
Charitable donation matching and wellness stipends