# Data Center Infrastructure Architect at OpenAI

- Company: OpenAI
- What the company does: Backed by Greylock, Insight and Khosla.
- Company website: https://openai.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $257K to $327K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-31
- Apply by: 2026-10-15
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/openai/65bc2ffe-a622-47cd-949c-2ca8b7ec6951
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/openai-data-center-infrastructure-architect/

## About the role

We are seeking a senior, hands-on Data Center Infrastructure Architect to develop and optimize the physical infrastructure required for large-scale AI deployments.

## What they're looking for

- Significant experience designing or optimizing hyperscale data centers, large mission-critical facilities, or comparable infrastructure systems
- Broad knowledge of data center electrical and mechanical systems, including power distribution, backup power, thermal management, liquid cooling, heat rejection, controls, and monitoring
- Experience making system-level design decisions across multiple engineering disciplines
- Experience developing or applying simulation, optimization, digital-twin, or physics-based modeling techniques to physical infrastructure
- Strong understanding of data center efficiency and performance metrics, including PUE, WUE, utilization, capacity, reliability, and total cost of ownership
- Experience working with operational telemetry and translating real-world system behavior into design improvements

Tags: Scaling