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Hardware Optimization and Co-Design Engineer at OpenAI

Department: Scaling

Compensation

$342,000 – $555,000/yr

Setup
Hybrid
Location
San Francisco, California
Type
Full-time
Level
senior
Posted

Description

OpenAI is hiring a Hardware Optimization and Co-Design Engineer to co-design future hardware from vendors for programmability and performance, support optimal kernel development, develop performance estimates and system models, and influence hardware and networking roadmaps for efficient large-language-model training and inference. The role requires 4+ years of industry experience, software/hardware co-design expertise, GPU or AI accelerator knowledge, CUDA or Triton programming experience, low-precision ML optimization experience, and strong C/C++ and Python skills. It is based in San Francisco, California, with a hybrid model of three office days per week and relocation assistance.

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