Hardware Development Infrastructure Engineer Job at OpenAI (San Francisco)

Job Description

We’re looking for a Hardware Development Infrastructure Engineer to build and run the infrastructure that powers OpenAI’s hardware development lifecycle. You’ll work closely with hardware teams to translate their workflows into scalable, observable, and automated systems, and then own the platforms that support them over time. This role sits at the intersection of hardware, cloud, HPC, DevOps, and data. You’ll design regression systems, CI/CD pipelines, cloud and cluster platforms, and the data foundations that make development efficiency visible and measurable.

Job Responsibility

Partner with hardware teams on workflows and tooling: Embed with teams across DV, PD, emulation, formal, and software to understand development flows, identify failure modes, and deliver tooling (CLIs, services, APIs) that reduces manual work and accelerates iteration
Build and operate regression systems at scale: Own regressions end-to-end—from definition and scheduling to execution, results ingestion, triage, and reporting—while improving throughput, reproducibility, and flake reduction
Own CI/CD for infrastructure and tooling: Design and operate pipelines for infrastructure-as-code, services, images, and cluster configuration changes, including testing, gated deploys, staged rollouts, and safe rollback
Run cloud and HPC platforms: Design, provision, and operate cloud infrastructure (Azure preferred) and HPC/HTC clusters (e.g., Slurm), tuning scheduling policies, autoscaling, node lifecycles, and cost-performance tradeoffs
Build data foundations and visibility: Develop ETL pipelines to ingest metrics, logs, and results
operate databases for workflow metadata and outcomes
and build dashboards that surface efficiency, utilization, and reliability trends
Drive operational excellence: Establish monitoring and alerting, lead incident response and postmortems, maintain runbooks, and produce clear, durable documentation

Requirements

Familiarity with chip development workflows and at least one deep EDA domain (e.g., DV, PD, emulation, or formal verification)
Strong infrastructure fundamentals, including cloud platforms, networking, security, performance, and automation
Experience operating cloud environments (Azure preferred
AWS, GCP, or OCI acceptable) with strong infrastructure-as-code practices (e.g., Terraform, Bicep
configuration management tools a plus)
Strong programming skills (Python preferred) and solid software engineering and scripting practices
Experience building and operating CI/CD systems (e.g., Jenkins, Buildkite, GitHub Actions), including testing and release workflows
Database experience (e.g., Postgres or MySQL), including schema design, migrations, indexing, and operational safety
Clear communicator with strong judgment—able to explain tradeoffs, propose pragmatic solutions, and articulate a realistic vision for scalable infrastructure

Nice to have

Experience operating Slurm or other large-scale cluster schedulers
Experience with enterprise authentication and directory services (e.g., Entra ID, LDAP, FreeIPA, SSSD)
Experience building or operating backend and middleware systems such as message queues, caches, artifact stores, or internal service platforms
Familiarity with high-performance storage architectures and data movement optimization
Experience running and monitoring license servers for expensive or capacity-constrained toolchains

What we offer

Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
401(k) retirement plan with employer match
Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)
Mental health and wellness support
Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth
Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
Relocation support for eligible employees
Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends, may also be provided

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