Systems Software Engineer, Silicon Bringup

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Systems Software Engineer, Silicon Bringup in USA

OpenAI
Full time
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USA
08/25/2026
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San Francisco, CA

Responsibilities

Contribute to end-to-end software bringup and validation strategies for new silicon and first-party systems.
Define software-driven test coverage across compute, memory, interconnect, I/O, and system-level interactions.
Build diagnostics, test automation, telemetry, and regression infrastructure for issue isolation and first-silicon learning.
Lead bringup from initial silicon arrival through board and system integration, docking, runtime enablement, and model execution.
Design stress tests to characterize reliability, performance, and stability across workloads and operating conditions.
Translate architecture specifications and performance models into acceptance criteria, coverage goals, and pass/fail signals.
Debug hardware-software failures, perform root-cause analysis, and coordinate fixes across silicon, firmware, electrical, platform, and workload teams.
Validate integrated system functionality and model performance and convert bringup learnings into reusable infrastructure.

Requirements

Strong systems programming experience in C, C++, Rust, Python, or comparable low-level environments.
Experience bringing up or validating complex silicon, accelerators, servers, or other hardware-software systems.
Understanding of computer architecture and compute, memory, interconnect, and I/O subsystem behavior.
Low-level debugging skills across firmware, drivers, operating systems, and hardware interfaces.
Ability to create rigorous test strategies, identify coverage gaps, and build scalable automation and observability.
Experience with performance characterization, stress testing, reliability testing, or production readiness.
Ability to communicate across disciplines and drive ambiguous, high-stakes technical work from plan through closure.
Commitment to building durable tools and processes that make subsequent bringup cycles faster and more predictable.
Candidates may need to meet legal status requirements under U.S. export control laws and regulations.

Salary: $266k - $445k/yr

OpenAI

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