Tech Lead Manager, Data Acquisition

$310,000 - $385,000/Yr

Openai - San Francisco, CA

Full-time - Senior

San Francisco, CA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Technical Lead Manager for Data Acquisition at OpenAI is responsible for overseeing the data collection processes that support model training operations. This role involves leading engineering projects related to web crawling and data ingestion, ensuring compliance with data privacy regulations, and collaborating with various teams to maintain system operability. The position requires a strong technical background in software development and leadership experience, focusing on building scalable distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead engineering projects in the area of data acquisition including web crawling, data ingestion, and search.
• Collaborate with other sub-teams, such as Data Processing, Architecture, and Scaling, to ensure smooth data flow and system operability.
• Work closely with the legal team to handle any compliance or data privacy-related matters.
• Develop and deploy highly scalable distributed systems capable of handling petabytes to exabytes of data.
• Architect and implement algorithms for data indexing and search capabilities.
• Build and maintain backend services for data storage, including work with key-value databases and synchronization.
• Deploy solutions in a Kubernetes Infrastructure-as-Code environment and perform routine system checks.
• Conduct and analyze experiments on data to provide insights into system performance.

Requirements

• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or a related field.
• 7+ years of industry experience in software development.
• 2+ years of technical leadership experience.
• Experience with large web crawlers is a plus.
• Strong expertise in large stateful distributed systems and data processing.
• Proficiency in Kubernetes and Infrastructure-as-Code concepts.
• Willingness and enthusiasm for trying new approaches and technologies.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and adapt to changing priorities.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.