Software Engineer, Reliability

OpenAI is seeking a Software Engineer, Reliability to join their Applied Engineering team in San Francisco. This role is crucial for ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of OpenAI's systems as they continue to expand their AI technology.

As a reliability expert, you'll be at the forefront of maintaining and enhancing the stability, scalability, and performance of OpenAI's rapidly evolving infrastructure. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams, including software engineers, product managers, and data scientists, to build and maintain resilient systems that can handle a growing user base and workload.

Key responsibilities include:

• Designing and implementing solutions to ensure infrastructure scalability
• Collaborating with development teams to enhance system reliability
• Implementing and managing proactive monitoring systems
• Developing and maintaining SLOs and SLIs
• Implementing fault-tolerant and resilient design patterns
• Building automation tools to improve system reliability
• Partnering with various teams to bring new features and research capabilities to the world
• Participating in an on-call rotation for critical incident response

The ideal candidate will have:

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Proven experience as a reliability engineer in a fast-paced, scaling environment
• Strong proficiency in cloud infrastructure and programming languages
• Experience with Kubernetes, containerization, and IaC tools
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
• Experience with observability tools and microservices architecture

OpenAI offers a competitive salary range of $245K – $385K, along with generous equity and benefits. These include comprehensive health insurance, mental health support, a 401(k) with 50% matching, unlimited time off, paid parental leave, and an annual learning stipend.

Join OpenAI in their mission to ensure that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. They are committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture where all employees feel welcome and empowered to contribute. If you're passionate about AI technology and want to be part of a team that's shaping the future of AI while prioritizing safety and reliability, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.