Software Engineer, System Enablement
OpenAISan Francisco, California, United States • Seattle, Washington, United States
Posted March 29, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity.
Job Description
The Software Engineer, System Enablement role is responsible for bringing up and bootstrapping new systems and compute nodes from bare metal to schedulable fleet capacity. The role involves building and maintaining golden images and provisioning workflows, integrating nodes into the fleet infrastructure, and collaborating with partner teams to ensure new hardware is reachable and scheduled.
Requirements
- BS in CS/EE or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years of experience in systems SW development and building/operating Linux-based infrastructure in production or pre-production environments
- Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes cluster operations, infrastructure-as-Code/config management, provisioning and imaging, and networking fundamentals
Benefits
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Opportunities for professional growth and development
- Collaborative and dynamic work environment