Principal Network Engineer / Architect - Stargate at OpenAI

San Francisco, California, United States

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$393,000 – $495,000Compensation

Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

Artificial Intelligence, TechnologyIndustries

Requirements

Deep experience designing and operating global backbone networks at hyperscale or large cloud/enterprise scale
Fluent in global routing, traffic engineering, topology design, BGP policy, and modern control-plane architectures
Led the design and evolution of networks spanning multiple clouds, private backbones, and diverse PoPs
Understand operational realities at scale and design for resilience, observability, and automation from first principles
Comfortable working in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment and setting strategy in parallel with execution
Enjoy partnering closely with build, infra, and research teams to make architectural decisions that unlock future capabilities

Responsibilities

Define and evolve OpenAI’s global routing and backbone architecture, spanning self-built data centers, partner colo, and hyperscaler networks
Design backbone topologies and traffic engineering strategies to deliver high throughput, low latency, and fault tolerance at multi-terabit scale
Develop multicloud interconnect strategy and BGP policy, including peering, security posture, route leak mitigation, and interoperability across heterogeneous networks
Architect control plane, automation, and observability systems to operate a global backbone at scale
Model and plan for evolving topologies to support new workload patterns (e.g., multi-terabit east–west, low-latency fan-in/fan-out)
Partner with infrastructure and compute engineering teams to integrate networking capabilities into higher-level orchestration and platform systems
Provide technical leadership and clear architectural direction across teams working on global network operations

Skills

BGP

Routing

Network Architecture

Traffic Engineering

Multicloud Interconnect

Control Plane

Network Automation

Observability

WAN

Backbone Topology

Data Center Networking

Peering

OpenAI

Develops safe and beneficial AI technologies

About OpenAI

OpenAI develops and deploys artificial intelligence technologies aimed at benefiting humanity. The company creates advanced AI models capable of performing various tasks, such as automating processes and enhancing creativity. OpenAI's products, like Sora, allow users to generate videos from text descriptions, showcasing the versatility of its AI applications. Unlike many competitors, OpenAI operates under a capped profit model, which limits the profits it can make and ensures that excess earnings are redistributed to maximize the social benefits of AI. This commitment to safety and ethical considerations is central to its mission of ensuring that artificial general intelligence (AGI) serves all of humanity.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters

2015Year Founded

$18,433.2MTotal Funding

LATE_VCCompany Stage

AI & Machine LearningIndustries

1,001-5,000Employees

Benefits

Health insurance

Dental and vision insurance

Flexible spending account for healthcare and dependent care

Mental healthcare service

Fertility treatment coverage

401(k) with generous matching

20-week paid parental leave

Life insurance (complimentary)

AD&D insurance (complimentary)

Short-term/long-term disability insurance (complimentary)

Optional buy-up life insurance

Flexible work hours and unlimited paid time off (we encourage 4+ weeks per year)

Annual learning & development stipend

Regular team happy hours and outings

Daily catered lunch and dinner

Travel to domestic conferences

Risks

Elon Musk's legal battle may pose financial and reputational challenges for OpenAI.

Customizable ChatGPT personas could lead to privacy and ethical concerns.

Competitors like Anthropic raising capital may intensify market competition.

Differentiation

OpenAI's capped profit model prioritizes ethical AI development over unlimited profit.

OpenAI's AI models, like Sora, offer unique video creation from text descriptions.

OpenAI's focus on AGI aims to create AI systems smarter than humans.

Upsides

OpenAI's $6.6 billion funding boosts its AI research and computational capacity.

Customizable ChatGPT personas enhance user engagement and satisfaction.

OpenAI's 'Operator' AI agent could revolutionize workforce automation by 2025.

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