Designs and builds scalable cloud infrastructure platforms powering OpenAI's consumer products, focusing on Kubernetes orchestration, reliability, and growth. Requires 8+ years experience leading large-scale systems with strong systems thinking.
325k – 440k/yr
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About the role
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
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
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