Software Engineer, Agent Infrastructure at OpenAI

About the Team

The Agent Infrastructure team builds systems enabling training and deployment of AI agents. The team designs scalable training environments where agentic models execute code, debug issues, and develop software. They maintain OpenAI's core platform for agent deployment powering products including Codex, Operator, and ChatGPT tool use.

Key Responsibilities:

Build custom container orchestration platforms exceeding Kubernetes capabilities

Develop and maintain FastAPI and gRPC APIs for agentic infrastructure

Use Terraform for complex infrastructure provisioning

Collaborate with researchers on novel AI training systems

Build systems from 0-1 quickly, and then scale them 1,000,000x

Ideal Candidate Profile:

Deep expertise in large-scale ML infrastructure

Ability to build systems from 0-1 quickly, and then scale them 1,000,000x

Performance optimization across distributed systems

Cloud platforms and Terraform proficiency

Deep technical expertise in virtualization and containerization technologies (e.g. Kata, Firecracker, gVisor, Sysbox)

Salary: $230,000 - $385,000 annually, plus equity and performance bonuses

Location: San Francisco, CA or New York City, NY. Hybrid model requiring 3 days in-office per week.

Benefits: Medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k) matching, parental leave (up to 24 weeks), flexible PTO, mental health support, relocation assistance.