Hyderabad engineer Uday Ruddarraju appointed OpenAI’s Chief Technology Officer for Compute
Uday Ruddarraju, an engineering graduate from Hyderabad, has reportedly been appointed Chief Technology Officer for Compute at OpenAI, placing him in a key role overseeing the technology infrastructure that powers the artificial intelligence company’s operations.
Ruddarraju studied at Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology (CBIT) in Hyderabad and went on to work at eBay and Robinhood before joining xAI, the artificial intelligence company founded by Elon Musk.
Before joining OpenAI in July 2025, Ruddarraju built extensive experience in cloud computing and large-scale infrastructure. At Robinhood, he rose to senior director of engineering and headed infrastructure, while at xAI he led infrastructure engineering for the computing systems required to train AI models.
In his current role, he will oversee OpenAI’s computing capacity, data centre expansion and the infrastructure needed to develop and operate advanced AI models. He is set to take on broader responsibility for the company’s infrastructure and compute operations as Sachin Katti prepares to step down from the leadership role and move into an advisory position.
Ruddarraju’s rise from Hyderabad’s CBIT to a senior technology leadership position at one of the world’s most prominent AI companies is a notable achievement for the city’s engineering community.
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