Engineering Manager, API Multicloud

The role

You will lead an engineering team responsible for building and operating OpenAI's API across major cloud service providers. You will own the technical direction, execution, and operational excellence of the API Multicloud platform.

What you will do

• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing engineering team responsible for building and operating OpenAI's API infrastructure across multiple cloud providers.
• Define the technical vision, strategy, and roadmap for API Multicloud.
• Drive the architecture and execution of complex distributed systems.
• Partner with inference, API, infrastructure, security, and CSP engineering teams to launch new models.
• Own the reliability, performance, and operational excellence of the platform.
• Recruit and develop exceptional engineering talent.
• Set clear priorities and drive cross-functional execution.

Required qualifications

• Experience leading, building, and developing high-performing engineering teams responsible for large-scale cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, or platform engineering.
• Strong technical background in distributed systems and cloud infrastructure.
• Experience building and operating production infrastructure on major cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.
• Proven track record of leading complex, cross-functional engineering initiatives from architecture through production launch and ongoing operations.
• Strong understanding of scalability, reliability, performance optimization, and infrastructure efficiency in large-scale production environments.
• Demonstrated ability to hire, mentor, and develop engineering talent.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience influencing technical direction across engineering teams and external partners.

Nice to have

• Experience with AI infrastructure, inference systems, or model serving

Before you apply

• Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable law.

About the company

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity.