OpenAI04/21/2026

3P Silicon Architect

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Responsibilities

  • 01Engage deeply with silicon vendors (e.g NVIDIA & AMD) on GPU and accelerator architecture tradeoffs
  • 02Analyze and interpret performance, power, and efficiency characteristics of next-generation hardware
  • 03Translate vendor specifications into expected real-world performance for AI workloads
  • 04Evaluate architectural aspects including compute throughput and utilization, memory systems (HBM, cache hierarchies, bandwidth constraints), data types and precision tradeoffs (FP16, BF16, FP8, etc.), interconnect and scaling behavior
  • 05Run benchmarks and profiling to validate hardware performance against workload requirements
  • 06Lead early bring-up and evaluation of engineering sample (ES) silicon
  • 07Partner with performance modeling and system architecture teams to align measured vs. modeled behavior
  • 08Provide actionable feedback to vendors to influence future silicon design and roadmap decisions

Requirements

  • 01Deep expertise in GPU or accelerator architecture, including performance and power tradeoffs
  • 02Understanding of AI workload behavior and how it interacts with hardware design choices
  • 03Comfortable engaging directly with silicon vendors at a technical architecture level
  • 04Hands-on experience with benchmarking, profiling, and performance analysis
  • 05Ability to translate low-level hardware details into system-level and workload-level impact
  • 06Equally comfortable in theory (architecture) and practice (measurement/validation)
  • 07Thrive in environments where you bridge internal teams and external partners

What we offer

  • 01Role based in San Francisco, CA
  • 02Hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week
  • 03Relocation assistance offered