Post-Cutoff

Engineer

Uday Ruddarraju

Head of infrastructure and compute, OpenAI, as of 14 October 2026. Source: pymnts.com

Leads OpenAI’s infrastructure and compute businesses from October 2026; previously led infrastructure engineering at xAI.

Role changes

  1. Named to lead OpenAI’s infrastructure and compute units, succeeding Sachin Katti pymnts.com

  2. Promoted to CTO for compute at OpenAI pymnts.com

In the news

2 events on Post-Cutoff name Uday Ruddarraju, newest first.

  1. Business 106 days after the cutoff

    OpenAI compute chief Sachin Katti to leave on Nov 15

  2. Business 91 days after the cutoff

    OpenAI adds a $500/month Pro 500 plan and the Ultrafast speed tier, and halves the $200 Pro allowance