Engineering Manager, Online Data Systems

Responsibilities

• Build, lead, and grow high-performing infrastructure engineering teams.
• Drive the evolution of OpenAI’s in-house online data technologies, including hyper-scale database systems, indexing technologies, and vector search.
• Anchor delivery around measurable reliability goals (SLOs) to ensure system performance and resiliency.
• Champion the pragmatic use of agent technology to amplify execution velocity.
• Reduce operational toil and incident frequency through better abstractions, guardrails, and self-healing systems.

Requirements

• Experience managing data-intensive software engineering teams in intense, demanding environments.
• Deep hands-on understanding of database, indexing, storage, and distributed systems technologies.
• Proven track record of hiring, developing, and retaining senior engineers.
• Hands-on experience building and operating infrastructure with strict reliability, latency, and security requirements.
• Ability to effectively modulate technical engagement to allow highly technical teams to lead and grow.

Benefits

• Competitive salary ($325K – $405K) and generous equity.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family.
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match.
• Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents) and paid medical/caregiver leave.
• Flexible PTO and 13+ paid company holidays.
• Daily meals in the office and meal delivery credits.
• Annual learning and development stipend.
• Relocation support for eligible employees.

About the Company

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products.