Hardware Operations Engineer is open at OpenAI in San Francisco (hybrid). The posting gives a salary of $157K - $302K. Posted on Jun 20, 2026, and still on OpenAI’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
We are seeking a Hardware Operations Engineer to serve as the technical authority for hardware reliability and fleet health at one of OpenAI’s flagship AI campuses. This role operates at the intersection of hardware operations, sustaining engineering, and fleet reliability. You will partner closely with Cloud Service Provider operations teams, OpenAI fleet-health engineers, hardware engineering teams, and OEM…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on OpenAI’s careers page.
Hiring at OpenAI
OpenAI has 838 open roles right now, 31 of them remote. Most are in Engineering, Sales & Business Development and Data & Research. The median advertised salary across its roles with a published range is $308K. See all its roles
