About the job
About Our Team
The Technical Support team plays a pivotal role in empowering developers and enterprises to create mission-critical solutions utilizing OpenAI models. Our mission is to offer technical guidance, resolve intricate issues, and assist our customers in maximizing the value and adoption of our powerful models. We collaborate closely with Technical Success, Product, Engineering, and other departments to ensure our customers receive an unparalleled experience at scale. Adopting an automation-first approach, we leverage cutting-edge AI technologies to enhance our support operations. Join the Senior Support Engineering (SSE) team at OpenAI and contribute to revolutionizing Technical Support in the AI era.
About the Position
We are in search of a Senior Support Engineer to work alongside our strategic enterprise accounts and product teams, tackling some of the most challenging problems our customers face. As a key member of the elite technical troubleshooting team at OpenAI, you will be the go-to expert for both our customers and Engineering teams when addressing complex technical issues in our environment.
In this role, you will design and manage operational processes to monitor our top strategic customers and lead a 24/7 response team. Collaborating closely with our Infrastructure and Engineering teams, you will ensure that our customers enjoy the best possible experience at scale. Engaging directly with our most strategic customers, you will be instrumental in the success of the most innovative, disruptive, and large-scale AI solutions developed using the OpenAI API platform.
This position is characterized by low volume but high complexity.
This role is based in San Francisco, CA, with a hybrid work model requiring three days in the office each week. We also offer relocation assistance to new employees.
Key Responsibilities
Serve as one of the leading technical and troubleshooting experts for our API platform at OpenAI, acting as the final line of defense before escalation to the core Engineering team.
Proactively seek and implement strategies to enhance support operations through automation and advancements in AI technologies, playing a role in shaping the future of technical support in an AI-driven landscape.
Set up and utilize advanced monitoring and alerting workflows to detect customer-impacting issues in real time.
Collaborate with engineering teams to contribute to reliability reviews and preparation for new features, launches, or strategic customer requirements.

