Host Systems Software EngineerActive$266K–$445K

The opportunity

About the Team OpenAI’s Hardware organization develops AI-native silicon and system-level solutions for the unique demands of advanced AI workloads. Building on efforts like Jalapeño, the team is developing future generations of AI-native silicon and tightly integrated systems…

What you'll do

  • Design, implement, and debug host-side systems software for AI: infrastructure, including Linux kernel drivers and supporting userspace components.

  • Build and optimize software paths for high-throughput, low-latency: communication, including RDMA and related networking functionality.

  • Develop software around PCIe, DMA, NICs, accelerators, memory movement, and device interaction.

  • Bring up new hardware platforms and diagnose complex issues across kernel,: firmware, networking, and hardware boundaries.

  • Build tooling for integration, testing, diagnostics, observability,: qualification, and performance characterization.

  • Collaborate with hardware, networking, and platform teams to define interfaces and integrate new capabilities.

What they're looking for

  • Work with external vendors where needed to integrate technologies and drive issues to resolution.
  • Contribute across the systems software stack as the platform and team evolve.
  • Help shape the technical direction and engineering practices for a growing systems software stack.
  • Experience building low-level or performance-critical systems software.
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