Performance Modeling Engineer

OpenAI
San Francisco
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 266,000 - 445,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Communication","Collaboration","Analytical thinking","Problem-solving","Teamwork"]

Performance Modeling Engineer at OpenAI's Hardware team, focusing on developing modeling tools to evaluate AI system performance, quantify tradeoffs across compute, memory, networking, and storage, and inform architectural decisions. You will build and validate modeling frameworks, run simulations, and collaborate with system architects to translate quantitative results into actionable insights for next-generation infrastructure.

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OpenAI
3 months ago

Performance Modeling Engineer

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Job Summary

Performance Modeling Engineer at OpenAI's Hardware team, focusing on developing modeling tools to evaluate AI system performance, quantify tradeoffs across compute, memory, networking, and storage, and inform architectural decisions. You will build and validate modeling frameworks, run simulations, and collaborate with system architects to translate quantitative results into actionable insights for next-generation infrastructure.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • ā€¢Develop and maintain performance modeling tools and frameworks.
  • ā€¢Build models to evaluate system behavior across: compute, memory, and interconnect subsystems; distributed system scaling and bottlenecks.
  • ā€¢Run simulations and analytical models to support architectural tradeoff analysis.
  • ā€¢Collaborate with performance modeling lead and system architects to answer forward-looking design questions.
  • ā€¢Analyze and interpret modeling outputs, translating results into actionable insights.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 266,000 - 445,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • ā€¢Strong software engineering or modeling background (e.g., simulation, systems modeling, or performance analysis).
  • ā€¢Familiarity with system architecture fundamentals (compute, memory, networking).
  • ā€¢Experience with programming and building technical tools or frameworks.
  • ā€¢Ability to reason about performance bottlenecks and scaling behavior.
  • ā€¢Strong analytical skills and comfort working with quantitative models.
Experience:AIAI hardwareDistributed systems
Skills:CommunicationCollaborationAnalytical thinkingProblem-solvingTeamwork
Tech Stack:SimulationPerformance modelingSystems analysis

Company Brief

OpenAI
Develops and deploys advanced generative AI models (including ChatGPT and DALLĀ·E) and AI infrastructure, providing APIs and consumer products to accelerate safe AGI for broad benefit.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2015
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Glassdoor: 4.4
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