OpenAI
San Francisco, California

Software Engineer, Kernel Performance & AI Tooling

Hybrid$266,000 - $445,000/yrPosted Apr 17, 2026

Job details

Location
San Francisco, California
Work type
Hybrid
Compensation
$266,000 - $445,000/yr
Posted
Apr 17, 2026
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About this role

Systems/tooling engineering, kernel development, performance optimization, AI-assisted workflows, hardware-software co-design.

What you'll do at OpenAI:

  • Build tooling
  • Develop observability
  • Optimize kernels

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OpenAI
San Francisco, California