Software Engineer, Inference - Multi Modal at OpenAI

San Francisco, California, United States

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$325,000 – $490,000Compensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Artificial Intelligence, TechnologyIndustries

Requirements

  • Have experience building and scaling inference systems for LLMs or multimodal models
  • Have worked with GPU-based ML workloads and understand the performance dynamics of large models, especially with complex data like images or audio
  • Enjoy experimental, fast-evolving work and collaborating closely with research
  • Are comfortable dealing with systems that span networking, distributed compute, and high-throughput data handling
  • Have familiarity with inference tooling like vLLM, TensorRT-LLM, or custom model parallel systems
  • Own problems end-to-end and are excited to operate in ambiguous, fast-moving spaces

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement inference infrastructure for large-scale multimodal models
  • Optimize systems for high-throughput, low-latency delivery of image and audio inputs and outputs
  • Enable experimental research workflows to transition into reliable production services
  • Collaborate closely with researchers, infra teams, and product engineers to deploy state-of-the-art capabilities
  • Contribute to system-level improvements including GPU utilization, tensor parallelism, and hardware abstraction layers

Skills

Inference Infrastructure
Multimodal Models
GPU Utilization
Tensor Parallelism
High-Throughput Systems
Low-Latency Optimization
Production Deployment
Scalable Infrastructure
Image Generation
Audio Processing

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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