Own compute resources for model training and research at an AI interpretability lab in San Francisco.
Posted by employer 1 day ago
First seen on Joblaze 19 hours ago
Last verified on the company career page 19 hours ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Manage compute allocations across training, research, and customer workloads
- Source and secure capacity from providers
- Own cluster acceptance testing
- Monitor cluster health once live
- Build forecasting models for compute demand
Must have
- Strong judgment to balance competing demands
- Ability to navigate GPU scarcity
- Experience in partner negotiations
Practical constraints
- Onsite 5 days a week
Not disclosed in this posting: years of experience, visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
The Compute Lead at Goodfire is responsible for managing the allocation and sourcing of compute resources essential for model training and research. This role requires expertise in navigating GPU availability and making strategic decisions to optimize resource use across various teams. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in infrastructure and operations, with a focus on high-stakes resource management. Goodfire's fast-paced environment emphasizes ownership and initiative, making it suitable for individuals who thrive under pressure.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today — first seen on Joblaze September 27, 2026. Last confirmed on Goodfire's careers page September 27, 2026.
- Salary band is above the typical range for comparable tech roles (median ~$126,887).
- Starts above 47% of 17 comparable lead other roles in United States that list AI/ML we track (median $200,000 across 9 companies). See AI/ML salary trends
- AI/ML appears in 5.3% of 581 comparable lead other roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Compute Lead role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in San Francisco, CA, United States.
- What's the salary range?
- Goodfire lists $200,000–$400,000 for this role.
- Where is the role based?
- Goodfire is hiring for this position in San Francisco, CA, United States.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AI/ML.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Goodfire targets lead candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Compute Lead role at Goodfire.
From the original posting
About Goodfire
About the role
We’re hiring a Compute Lead to own one of the most critical resources at the company: our compute for model training, research, and customers. You’ll run everything from how we allocate our compute to how we source, test, and secure capacity. You’ll make the day-to-day calls that determine how far our world-class research and product ambitions can go.
We’re looking for someone who can navigate GPU scarcity and partner negotiations with rigor, and moves with exceptional urgency. You’ll need strong judgment to balance competing demands across teams and the conviction to make hard trade-offs rather than split the difference. You might be the right fit if you find the intersection of infrastructure, operations, and high-stakes resource allocation exhilarating.
Key responsibilities
- Manage Goodfire’s compute allocations across training, research, and customer workloads
- Source and secure capacity: gather availability and pricing across providers, move quickly on the best options, and take deals from first call through contract and delivery
- Own cluster acceptance testing: define acceptance criteria with our infrastructure team and run burn-in and performance testing before we sign off
- Monitor cluster health once live: track node failures and downtime, and drive fixes with providers
- Track utilization and quota usage by project, flag idle or underused capacity, and reallocate quickly so GPUs are going to our highest-priority work
- Partner closely with research and product teams to translate roadmaps into concrete compute requirements and ensure infrastructure never becomes a bottleneck
- Build forecasting models that anticipate compute demand and enable confident long-term planning and budgeting
Where we work
We are hiring for this position in our San Francisco office who’d be onsite 5 days a week.
The expected salary range for this position is $200-400k.
This role reports to our Head of Finance.
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