Software Engineer, Core Network Engineering

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate networking systems supporting large-scale AI training and inference infrastructure
• Improve performance, reliability, and scalability across host networking, datacenter fabrics, and WAN systems
• Develop automation for provisioning, configuration management, and lifecycle management of networking infrastructure
• Build tooling and observability systems for network health, performance analysis, and automated remediation
• Optimize network performance using technologies such as RDMA, RoCE, InfiniBand, and Ethernet
• Partner with compute, storage, and hardware teams to ensure networking scales with fleet growth
• Diagnose complex distributed systems and networking issues across large heterogeneous compute environments

Requirements

• Experience building or operating large-scale networking or distributed systems infrastructure
• Proficiency in writing production software in C++, Python, or Go
• Strong systems fundamentals in networking, operating systems, or distributed systems
• Experience with Linux networking, kernel systems, or performance-sensitive infrastructure software
• Hands-on experience with high-performance technologies like InfiniBand, RoCE, or DPDK

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
• Flexible PTO and paid parental leave
• Annual learning and development stipend
• Daily meals in our offices and meal delivery credits
• Generous equity and performance-related bonuses

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.