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Performance Modeling Engineer at OpenAI

Department: Scaling

Compensation

$347,000 – $445,000/yr

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

Description

OpenAI is hiring a Performance Modeling Engineer to develop and apply modeling tools for evaluating AI system performance and informing architectural decisions. The role involves analyzing distributed systems, running simulations and analytical models, identifying bottlenecks, evaluating hardware and system tradeoffs, validating models with benchmarking data, and improving modeling workflows. It is intended for early-career engineers with 1–2 years of relevant experience and is based in San Francisco, California, with a hybrid schedule of three office days per week and relocation assistance.

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