OpenAI
AI Research and Deployment
ReleaseEngineer
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“Release Engineer at OpenAI. Skills: CI/CD Pipelines, Release Automation, System Reliability, Scripting. Design and operate CI/CD pipelines. Define versioning and branching”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensure software is built reproducibly; Ensure software is validated rigorously; Ensure software is released safely at scale; Enable reliable software delivery; Enable secure software delivery; Enable traceable software delivery; Ensure every build is fast; Ensure every build is verifiable; Ensure every build is production-ready; Ship hardware and software together seamlessly
Industry & Context.
Auto-bisect failures; Block unsafe promotions; Implement safe rollback strategies; Implement safe roll-forward strategies
Hybrid work model (four days in office per week), Relocation assistance
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Experience building and operating build and release systems for consumer devices, robotics, mobile, or embedded products, Proficient in scripting and automation languages such as Python or Bash, Linux user-space fundamentals, Experience with GitHub Actions or Buildkite, artifact registries, and reproducible toolchains, Experience managing vendor BSPs and toolchains, Delivered secure OTA or image updates with staged rollouts at scale, Familiar with key management and supply-chain hardening, Track record of metrics-driven improvement and continuous optimization
Nice to Have
Knowledge of Python, Knowledge of Bash, Knowledge of GitHub Actions, Knowledge of Buildkite, Knowledge of artifact registries, Knowledge of reproducible toolchains, Knowledge of key management, Knowledge of supply-chain hardening
What You'll Do.
Design and operate CI/CD pipelines
Define versioning and branching
and artifact retention
Build A OTA update flows
Implement code signing for binaries and firmware
Run vulnerability scanning
Attach build attestations and provenance
Manage dashboards and alerts
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner closely with embedded teams; Partner closely with cloud teams; Partner closely with QA teams
Full Job Description
ABOUT THE TEAM The Release Engineer team is responsible for building and maintaining the systems that power software delivery—from CI/CD pipelines and artifact management to release automation and fleet telemetry. We ensure software across bootloaders, firmware, operating systems, and cloud services is built reproducibly, validated rigorously, and released safely at scale. ABOUT THE ROLE As a Release Engineer, you’ll design, build, and operate release infrastructure that enables reliable, secure, and traceable software delivery across complex multi-component systems. You’ll partner closely with embedded, cloud, and QA teams to ensure that every build—from development to OTA deployment—is fast, verifiable, and production-ready. We’re looking for engineers who take pride in automation, build reproducibility, and system reliability—and who enjoy building the connective tissue that allows hardware and software to ship together seamlessly. This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of four days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees. IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL: - Design and operate CI/CD pipelines for multi-component builds (bootloader, firmware, OS images, backend, companion apps) using hermetic toolchains. - Define versioning and branching strategies; automate promotions, changelogs, and artifact retention. - Integrate unit, integration, and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) test results; quarantine flaky tests, auto-bisect failures, and block unsafe promotions. - Build A/B OTA update flows with verity and health checks; run staged rollouts and canaries; implement safe rollback and roll-forward strategies. - Implement code signing for binaries and firmware, generate SBOMs, run vulnerability scanning, and attach build attestations and provenance. - Manage dashboards and alerts for build health, promotion latency, failure rates, and fleet update telemetry. YOU MIGHT THRIVE IN THIS ROLE IF YOU: - Have experience building and
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