Operating Systems Engineer, Linux Kernel | Consumer Devices is open at OpenAI in San Francisco. The posting gives a salary of $230K - $385K. Posted on Sep 21, 2026, and still on OpenAI’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
to work alongside exceptional people on ambitious, zero-to-one challenges at the intersection of hardware, software, and AI. This is a chance to help define an entirely new category of products—and shape how people experience AI in the future. Our team works across custom silicon, embedded systems, operating systems, and cloud services to build reliable consumer devices and the platforms behind them. We connect…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on OpenAI’s careers page.
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