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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Hybrid
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Every organization runs on intelligence: years of accumulated knowledge, decisions, and context. As AI takes on more of that work, companies face a choice: rent that intelligence from vendors who keep the data, the context, and the results, or own it.
OpenTeams exists to make ownership possible.
Founded by Travis Oliphant, creator of NumPy and SciPy, and built by people with deep roots across the open-source ecosystem, including NumPy, SciPy, PyTorch, and Jupyter, we help enterprises and governments build AI they control, govern, and evolve themselves.
If that sounds like your kind of work, we'd like to meet you.
Location: U.S - Remote OR Hybrid - Washington, DC, Denver, CO or Colorado Springs, CO.
Work Authorization: U.S. citizenship required
Clearance: U.S.-Remote Opening: An active clearance is not required. Candidates must be eligible and willing to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance. Hybrid Opening: An active TS/SCI clearance is preferred. Candidates may also be considered if they previously held a TS/SCI with CI polygraph or currently hold an active TS or Secret clearance.
Salary Range: $120,000–$250,000 USD, dependent on experience level and location
Openings: Two positions are available:
Candidates will be considered for the opening that best aligns with their location, clearance status, experience, and work preferences. Candidates who meet the requirements for multiple openings may be considered for more than one.
Candidates will be considered for the opening that best aligns with their location, clearance status, experience, and work preferences. Candidates who meet the requirements for multiple openings may be considered for more than one.
OpenTeams builds AI platforms that governments and enterprises own outright: the infrastructure, the data, the models, and the evidence that the whole thing does what it claims. We're hiring several engineers to build and run that infrastructure.
The work spans the full depth of an AI platform. The Kubernetes clusters that schedule GPU workloads, move large datasets, and keep tenants isolated from one another. The services that make it a platform rather than a cluster: workflow orchestration, data ingest, model serving, policy enforcement, audit logging. The delivery path that gets released into production reliably and can prove what it shipped. The cloud infrastructure that ties it all together, and the operational practices that keep a distributed system resilient.
Much of this has to run where you can't assume normal cloud resources, or even an internet connection. That constraint is the interesting part of the job. Portability, reproducibility, and operability are design inputs from the first commit rather than problems handed downstream.
We build on open source and contribute back. Kubernetes, Terraform and OpenTofu, Argo, Prometheus, Nebari, and others. Upstream work is part of the job, not something you do on weekends.
This posting covers multiple roles, spanning mid-level through senior. We understand nobody spans every area above, so tell us where you fit. We assign level-based roles based on what you've actually done rather than a year count.
You will not have all of these, and very few people will. They're the things that would help, not a checklist. If the required list above describes you, apply.
At OpenTeams, growth isn’t just about the company—it’s about you.
We believe the best careers are built at the edge of your potential. That is where new tools, ideas, and technologies change the world. Here, you’ll work alongside pioneers of AI, solving problems that matter: making AI more transparent, more ethical, and more empowering. As your skills grow, our career framework provides a pathway and recognition of that increased impact.
Opportunities aren’t limited by geography. You’ll collaborate with global experts, contribute to open source projects that power the world’s technology, and stretch your skills daily. That global perspective and diversity makes our solution more universal and robust. We are committed to continuing to celebrate diversity on our team.
Supported people are successful people. We offer 100% employer paid medical premiums for employees and self-managed PTO with a minimum time off requirement, so that our teams are able to do their best work.
We invest in curiosity, creativity, and ownership. That means you’ll be trusted to boldly innovate, supported to learn fast, and celebrated for successful collaboration.
OpenTeams understands that valuing diverse creative practices and forms of knowledge is crucial to and enriches the company’s core mission. We encourage applications from everyone, including members of all equity-seeking communities, such as (but certainly not limited to) women, racialized and Indigenous persons, disabled people, persons of all sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.
We are an equal opportunity employer - all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for recruitment, interviews, employment, training, compensation, promotion, and related activities. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, color, national origin, pregnancy, ancestry, domestic partner status, disability, sexual orientation, age, genetic predisposition, medical condition, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, or any other basis covered by applicable laws. OpenTeams will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on these characteristics or any other unlawful behavior, conduct, or purpose.
