8 months ago
Base Salary
$360k - $530k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and implement drivers for hardware peripherals, including AI chip components.
- Develop functional software models to simulate SoC uncore logic and enable firmware testing against the model.
- Develop low-latency, high-throughput embedded software to manage hardware resources.
- Collaborate with software and hardware teams to implement requirements, debug issues, and shape future hardware generations.
- Work with vendors to integrate their technologies into OpenAI systems.
- Bring up and debug firmware and drivers on new platforms.
- Develop processes and investigate issues raised in the field.
- Set up monitoring, integration testing, and diagnostic tools.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience working in embedded software.
- Strong programming skills in C, C++, and/or Rust.
- Experience developing high-throughput, low-latency, and multithreaded code.
- Experience working with real-time operating systems.
- Experience developing hardware drivers and working with hardware.
- Experience with hardware/software co-design.
- Knowledge of common embedded protocols such as UART, I2C, and SPI.
- Ability to thrive in ambiguity and learn new technologies.
- Knowledge of microprocessors and common ARM architectures such as AMBA is a plus.
- Knowledge of PCIe, Ethernet, and other high-bandwidth communication protocols is a plus.
- Experience with GPUs or other compute hardware is a plus.
- Experience deploying large compute clusters is a plus.
- Candidates may need to meet legal status requirements under U.S. export control laws and regulations.
About OpenAI
OpenAI builds and deploys large-scale AI models and tools—including ChatGPT, GPT-4–class models, DALL·E, and Whisper—sold via APIs and enterprise subscriptions to developers and businesses. It monetizes through usage-based API pricing and ChatGPT Plus/Team/Enterprise, and also reaches customers via Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI Service. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, it operates as a private partnership.