Software Engineer, Accelerators
OpenAISan Francisco, California, United States
Posted June 27, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
OpenAI aims to ensure AI benefits humanity, prioritizing safety, diversity, and widespread benefits.
Job Description
The Kernels team at OpenAI builds the low-level software that accelerates our most ambitious AI research. On the Accelerators team, you will help OpenAI evaluate and bring up new compute platforms that can support large-scale AI training and inference.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience working on AI infrastructure, including kernels, systems, or hardware-software co-design
- Hands-on experience with accelerator platforms for AI at data center scale (e.g., TPUs, custom silicon, exploratory architectures)
- Strong understanding of kernels, sharding, runtime systems, or distributed scaling techniques
- Familiarity with optimizing LLMs, CNNs, or recommender models for hardware efficiency
- Experience with performance modeling, system debugging, and software stack adaptation for novel architectures
Benefits
- Perks and benefits include: OpenAI offers a range of benefits and perks to its employees. These may include (but are not limited to): competitive salary, comprehensive health insurance, 401(k) matching, and generous parental leave.
- You can find more information on OpenAI's benefits and perks on their website.
