Network Operations Engineer, AI Networking

OpenAI
San Francisco
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 157,000 - 302,000 annuallyFunction: Data Science & Machine LearningEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Analytical skills","Troubleshooting","Technical communication"]

Operate and improve large-scale Ethernet fabrics that support GPU compute, storage, and management infrastructure for AI training and inference workloads. Own production network health, troubleshoot incidents, and execute change management while meeting SLOs. Manage hardware lifecycle activities (switch/optics replacements, upgrades, preventive maintenance), partner with vendors and colocation providers, and drive RCA and automation using Python, telemetry, and monitoring to reduce toil and improve observability.

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OpenAI
OpenAI
2 months ago

Network Operations Engineer, AI Networking

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Job Summary

Operate and improve large-scale Ethernet fabrics that support GPU compute, storage, and management infrastructure for AI training and inference workloads. Own production network health, troubleshoot incidents, and execute change management while meeting SLOs. Manage hardware lifecycle activities (switch/optics replacements, upgrades, preventive maintenance), partner with vendors and colocation providers, and drive RCA and automation using Python, telemetry, and monitoring to reduce toil and improve observability.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Data Science & Machine Learning
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own operational health, availability, and reliability of production AI network infrastructure across data centers.
  • •Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve network incidents to meet SLOs while reducing MTTD and minimizing MTTR.
  • •Operate and maintain large-scale Ethernet fabrics for GPU compute, storage, and management networks, including production change execution and capacity expansions.
  • •Manage hardware lifecycle tasks including switch/optics replacements, RMA coordination, software upgrades, and preventive maintenance.
  • •Build observability (monitoring, telemetry, dashboards, alerting), perform RCA for recurring incidents, and automate repetitive operations using Python and infrastructure automation frameworks.
Travel: Medium travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 157,000 - 302,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Network Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • •5+ years operating large-scale data center, cloud, AI, or HPC network infrastructure.
  • •Experience supporting production network environments with high-availability requirements and meeting service-level objectives.
  • •Hands-on experience with high-availability networking platforms such as Cisco NX-OS, Arista EOS, NVIDIA Spectrum/Cumulus Linux, or Juniper JunOS.
  • •Strong knowledge of Layer 2/Layer 3 networking and data center routing/fabric concepts (e.g., BGP, OSPF, ECMP, MLAG, LACP, VRFs, VLANs) plus troubleshooting physical links.
Experience:Data centersCloudAIHPC
Education:Bachelor's in Computer Science, Network Engineering, or a related discipline
Skills:Analytical skillsTroubleshootingTechnical communication
Tech Stack:PythonCisco NX-OSArista EOSNVIDIA SpectrumCumulus LinuxJuniper JunOSLayer 2Layer 3BGPOSPFECMPMLAGLACPVRFsVLANsFiber opticsTransceiversDAC/AOC cablesEthernetMTTD

Company Brief

OpenAI
Develops and deploys advanced generative AI models (including ChatGPT and DALL·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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