TLM, Developer Productivity

About the TeamThe Platform Runtime team builds core components to enable productive research from small to state of the art scale across OpenAI, with the goal of accelerating progress towards AGI. We frequently collaborate with other teams across all of research to speed up the development of new state-of-the-art capabilities.About the RoleIn this role, you will serve as a technical lead and manager for our Developer Productivity team. As we scale up with more researchers and engineers joining OpenAI, we seek a pragmatic and passionate TLM with a strong focus on the development experience for both engineers and scientists.In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing the building and maintaining systems that allow our research + engineering organization to iteratively develop and test new features reliably, with high velocity, and with a frictionless and fast development cycle.You will help oversee and drive to the vision of how we should build, test and deploy software. You will drive the design of our continuous integration pipelines, testing infrastructure, training and support around our build system. Our current environment relies heavily on Python, Rust, and C++, which you will take ownership of and strive to transform into a state of the art development experience for research.Ultimately, your role will be to provide the necessary tools and metrics to support our fast-paced culture and ensure a stable, scalable platform for growth, while also fostering a seamless and low friction experience for OpenAI’s research.This role is based in San Francisco, CA.  We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.You might thrive in this role if you:Have supported large monorepo deployments beforeAre a proficient Python programmer, with experience using Rust in productionAre proficient with KubernetesAbout OpenAIOpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. OpenAI Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy StatementFor US Based Candidates: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, and requests can be made via this link.OpenAI Global Applicant Privacy PolicyAt OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology.Compensation Range: $245K - $385KLocationSan FranciscoTypeFull timeDepartmentResearchCompensation$245K – $385K • Offers EquityThe base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.In addition to the salary range listed above, total compensation also includes generous equity and benefits.Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your familyMental health and wellness support401(k) plan with 50% matchingUnlimited time off and 13 company holidays per yearPaid parental leave (24 weeks paid birth-parent leave & 20-week paid parental leave) and family-planning supportAnnual learning & development stipend ($1,500 per year)