# Software Engineer, Fleet Management

**Company:** [OpenAI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/openai)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Fullstack Engineering
**Salary:** $230k – $490k/yr
**Skills:** Kubernetes, Terraform, Linux, CI/CD, Chef, Containerization, Cloud Providers
**Posted:** 2025-11-19

> Builds systems to manage cloud and bare-metal fleets at scale, integrating hardware metrics with job scheduling and leveraging LLMs for vendor coordination. Requires expertise in cluster and server-level systems like Kubernetes, Terraform, and Linux.

## Job Description

## In this role, you will:
- Design and build systems to manage both cloud and bare-metal fleets at scale.
- Develop tools that integrate low-level hardware metrics with high-level job scheduling and cluster management algorithms.
- Leverage LLMs to coordinate vendor operations and optimize infrastructure workflows.
- Automate infrastructure processes, reducing repetitive toil and improving system reliability.
- Collaborate with hardware, infrastructure, and research teams to ensure seamless integration across the stack.
- Continuously improve tools, automation, processes, and documentation to enhance operational efficiency.

## You might thrive in this role if you:
- Have strong software engineering skills with experience in large-scale infrastructure environments.
- Possess broad knowledge of cluster-level systems (e.g., Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, Terraform, cloud providers).
- Have deep expertise in server-level systems (e.g., systems, containerization, Chef, Linux kernels, firmware management, host routing).
- Are passionate about optimizing the performance and reliability of large compute fleets.
- Thrive in dynamic environments and are eager to solve complex infrastructure challenges.
- Value automation, efficiency, and continuous improvement in everything you build.

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