Open AI

Software Engineering Manager - Accelerator Optimization

Job Description

Posted on: 
January 14, 2023

We’re forming a new team to work with our partners on accelerator optimization and co-design, and are looking for a founding tech lead and engineering manager.

This team will be responsible for identifying promising new AI accelerators, building frameworks and compilers, and porting our models to these new accelerators.

While primarily a software team, this team will be multidisciplinary and include experts in hardware design as well as data center facility design.

Responsibilities

  • Build cross-platform AI training frameworks
  • Work with leadership to select hardware partners and define our long-term hardware strategy
  • Lead evaluations of their accelerators and influences the roadmap of hardware partners
  • Hire a team of world-class engineers
  • Ensure your team of engineers are performing at their peak, are growing, and advancing in their careers
  • Provide technical direction and mentorship

Job Requirements

  • Have at least 10 years of industry experience and at least 3 years of experience as a software engineering manager or director
  • Have a strong bias toward action, and won’t take no for an answer
  • Are deeply thoughtful about culture, DEI, and team structure with a track record of improving these areas
  • Experience closing competitive candidates for their team and the ability to craft and convey compelling visions of the future
  • A voracious and intrinsic desire to learn and fill in missing skills. An equally strong talent for sharing that information clearly and concisely with others
  • Are comfortable with ambiguity and rapidly changing conditions. You view changes as an opportunity to add structure and order when necessary

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