Software Engineer, Kernel Performance & AI Tooling is open at OpenAI in San Francisco (hybrid). The posting gives a salary of $266K - $445K. Posted on Apr 17, 2026, and still on OpenAI’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
We are looking for a systems-minded engineer to help advance our kernel development, performance engineering, and hardware-software co-design capabilities, with a particular focus on AI-assisted workflows and tooling. This person will work at the intersection of kernel optimization, developer tooling, observability, and research infrastructure, helping us improve both how production kernels are built and optimized…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on OpenAI’s careers page.
Hiring at OpenAI
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