Performance Modeling Engineer ~2 is open at OpenAI in San Francisco (hybrid). The posting gives a salary of $347K - $445K. Posted on Apr 20, 2026, and still on OpenAI’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
We are seeking an Performance Modeling Engineer to support the development and application of modeling tools used to evaluate AI system performance and inform architectural decisions. In this role, you will partner closely with Senior Performance Modeling Engineers and the Performance Modeling Lead to analyze system behavior, run simulations and analytical models, and help evaluate tradeoffs across compute, memory…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on OpenAI’s careers page.
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