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Systems Software Engineer, Management Plane

About the TeamOpenAI’s Hardware organization develops AI-native silicon and system-level solutions for the unique demands of advanced AI workloads. Building on efforts like Jalapeño, the team is developing future generations of AI-native si

Company

OpenAI

Location

San Francisco

Status

Open

Posted

2026-05-07T19:34:12.438+00:00

OpenAI's hardware group is hiring a systems software engineer for its first-party AI hardware team in San Francisco. The role covers low-level firmware and platform software for management, health, boot, recovery, telemetry, diagnostics, and validation of AI hardware. Duties include reviewing partner software, building lab automation and CI, debugging hardware-software issues, and preparing manufacturing-ready releases. The posting seeks 7+ years in embedded or platform software, C/C++/Rust, Linux, OpenBMC/Redfish, and interfaces such as PCIe and I2C. Hybrid, with relocation assistance.