Head of Data Center Rack and Cluster

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$111,944 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+13.7% - Much faster than average

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

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Senior From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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About this role

Head of Data Center Rack and Cluster San Francisco, California, United States About the Team The Industrial Compute team at OpenAI is responsible for all things compute capacity, from our partnership deals (i.e. stargate) through the delivery and operations of this capacity. The team is a fast-paced, dynamic team working on the cutting edge of capacity at scale, speed, quality, and cost, while enabling the best AI Frontier models and beyond. About the Role This role is responsible for leading the engineering team that defines the rack and system architectures underpinning the compute infrastructure enabling OpenAI's frontier AI models. The role will oversee the early phases of compute definition from architectural definition through delivery of production-ready racks. We are looking for an experienced engineering leader who understands how to navigate the technical and business tradeoffs required to build the world's premiere AI infrastructure. Qualified candidates will have extensive hands-on experience in system bring up and a proven ability to bring platforms to a stable state ready for production use through lab and early test and deployment environments. In this role, you will: - Own the reference rack, cluster, and system architecture standards for new OpenAI compute platforms. - Define readiness and acceptance criteria for production-bound systems. - Stay engaged through validation until configurations are proven repeatable and ready for handoff. - Manage relationships with accelerator and equipment vendors to define an overall roadmap - Partner across the industrial compute and partner teams to bring clarity to requirements and ensure smooth

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