Software Engineer, Compute Foundations Systems

What this role involves

OpenAI is seeking a systems software engineer to build and maintain the Linux host software stack for large GPU clusters used in frontier model training. The role involves OS image engineering, kernel and driver integration, hardware bring-up, and debugging complex system failures. The ideal candidate has deep experience with Linux systems, particularly Ubuntu, and expertise in areas like kernels, packages, or firmware.

Skills this posting asks for

• linux
• ubuntu
• debian
• kernel
• modules
• device drivers
• os-image engineering
• package management
• repository management
• boot
• provisioning
• disks
• machine configuration
• firmware integration
• driver integration
• qualification
• automation
• systems software
• scripting
• gpu clusters

From the employer’s posting

ABOUT THE TEAM Frontier Systems Foundations, part of Compute Foundations at OpenAI, builds the systems software foundation that turns new compute infrastructure into reliable, usable capacity for frontier model training. Our mission is to make some of the world's largest GPU clusters work reliabl…