{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"3f91c8c2df37b4aff5bd7190","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/3f91c8c2df37b4aff5bd7190","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/3f91c8c2df37b4aff5bd7190","title":"Senior Engineering Manager, Infrastructure","description":"Join to apply for the Senior Engineering Manager, Infrastructure role at Jobright.ai\r\n1 day ago Be among the first 25 applicants\r\nJoin to apply for the Senior Engineering Manager, Infrastructure role at Jobright.ai\r\nGet AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features.\r\nJobright is an AI-powered career platform that helps job seekers discover the top opportunities in the US. We are NOT a staffing agency. Jobright does not hire directly for these positions. We connect you with verified openings from employers you can trust.\r\nJob Summary\r\nOpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. They are seeking an experienced engineering leader to scale their Cloud Infrastructure Automation function, responsible for managing Kubernetes operations, global networking, and infrastructure automation. The role involves building a high-performing team, setting infrastructure KPIs, and fostering a culture of inclusion and collaboration.\r\nResponsibilities\r\n\r\nBuild and lead a high-performing, diverse engineering team (including ICs and managers) focused on automation, Kubernetes, networking, and global traffic routing.\r\nSet and own core infrastructure KPIs/SLOs (availability, latency, scalability) and continuously improve them.\r\nArchitect and scale multi-region Kubernetes clusters, global load balancing, and service mesh deployments.\r\nAutomate everything — from provisioning to upgrades to failover — using Terraform, CI/CD, and custom tooling.\r\nStrengthen reliability and security, including network hardening, traffic shaping, and proactive incident prevention.\r\nPartner with research and product teams to streamline the interface between experimental workloads and production deployments.\r\nCoach and grow engineers and managers, fostering technical excellence and leadership depth.\r\nChampion a healthy culture of inclusion, transparency, and high-trust collaboration.\r\n\r\nQualifications\r\nRequired\r\n\r\n5+ years in engineering leadership, including managing managers and distributed teams.\r\nDeep experience in Kubernetes at scale, networking (L4/L7), service mesh (e.g., Istio, Envoy), and cloud-native automation.\r\nDesigned and operated global load balancing and traffic routing at internet scale.\r\nFluent in infrastructure-as-code, modern CI/CD, and large-scale system observability.\r\nAbility to dive deep technically while also operating at the strategic, organizational level.\r\nTrack record of recruiting and retaining top engineering talent in a competitive market.\r\nExcel in environments with high ambiguity and rapid change, bringing clarity and execution focus.\r\nCare deeply about security, reliability, and operational excellence as first-class priorities.\r\n\r\nCompany\r\nOpenAI creates artificial intelligence technologies to assist with tasks and provide support for human activities. Founded in 2015, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a team of 201-500 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage. OpenAI has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships.\r\nSeniority level Seniority level Mid-Senior level\r\nEmployment type Employment type Full-time\r\nJob function Industries Software Development\r\nReferrals increase your chances of interviewing at Jobright.ai by 2x\r\nInferred from the description for this job Medical insurance\r\nVision insurance\r\n401(k)\r\nGet notified when a new job is posted.\r\nSign in to set job alerts for \"Manager Infrastructure Engineering\" roles. 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