The opportunity
OpenAI's Global Network Infrastructure team is responsible for building and operating the global network backbone that connects our rapidly expanding compute infrastructure. Our work enables reliable, high-performance connectivity across data centers, cloud service providers,…
What you'll do
Design, deploy, and support WAN infrastructure across data centers, network: PoPs, and cloud connectivity environments.
Own the end-to-end activation and turn-up of network circuits, working: directly with fiber carriers and cloud service providers to establish and validate connectivity.
Troubleshoot complex network issues across physical, Layer 2, and Layer 3: infrastructure, including optical signal problems, FEC errors, routing issues, and connectivity failures.
Diagnose and isolate network failures across carrier, cloud provider, and: internal infrastructure boundaries, driving issues through resolution.
Contribute to physical network infrastructure design, including port: mappings, fiber and cable layouts, optical distribution frames (ODFs), and connectivity planning.
Monitor network health, circuit utilization, and performance to proactively: identify capacity constraints and reliability risks.
What they're looking for
- Build automation and tooling to streamline network provisioning, deployment: validation, troubleshooting, and operational workflows.
- Collaborate with network engineering, data center infrastructure, and: external service providers to support the expansion of OpenAI's global backbone.
- Participate in an on-call rotation to maintain the reliability and: availability of critical network infrastructure.
- Have hands-on experience deploying, activating, and troubleshooting WAN: circuits with telecommunications carriers, fiber providers, or cloud service providers.
