The opportunity
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 to power the next generation of frontier models.
What you'll do
Develop and scale design methodologies for rapid first-party chip development: and apply them to construct complex custom chips
Create abstractions that allow hardware structures, configurations,: experiments, and results to be represented consistently across tools.
Automate high-value engineering workflows and improve their reproducibility,: observability, testability, and ease of use.
Partner with architects, RTL designers, verification engineers, compiler: engineers, and systems software engineers to gather requirements and then implement solutions.
Use methodology and tooling to identify design risks early, accelerate: iteration, and improve confidence in performance and implementation tradeoffs.
Contribute across multiple aspects of software and hardware development as: the first-party silicon program and its development methodology evolve.
What they're looking for
- You have strong software engineering skills in C++, Python, Rust, or similar systems-oriented languages.
- You have experience building engineering infrastructure, developer tools,: simulation frameworks, EDA/CAD tooling, compilers, or verification systems.
- You understand digital design and computer architecture well enough to: translate silicon-development needs into useful software abstractions.
- Have experience integrating RTL and IP components into an SoC.
