OpenAI

Tech Lead, Deployment & Operations — Custom Infrastructure

We captured this posting once, on 2026-06-05, and did not track it afterwards — so we cannot tell you whether it is still open.

Employer: OpenAI
Location: San Francisco
Seniority: Senior
Experience asked for: Not stated
Pay band: $342K – $445K
Team: Scaling

When we saw it

Posted 2026-05-16 — the date the employer published it
Archived 2026-06-05 — when we saved this copy

Found via OpenAI AI Deployment family (one-off pull).

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About the Team OpenAI’s Hardware organization develops silicon and system-level solutions designed for the unique demands of advanced AI workloads. The team is responsible for building the next generation of AI-native silicon while working closely with software and research partners to co-design hardware tightly integrated with AI models. In addition to delivering production-grade silicon for OpenAI’s supercomputing infrastructure, the team also creates custom design tools and methodologies that accelerate innovation and enable hardware optimized specifically for AI. About the Role We are seeking a Technical Lead to lead deployment and operations for OpenAI’s Silicon & Systems team. …

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