About the job
About Our Team
At OpenAI, our Forward Deployed Engineering team collaborates closely with clients to transform groundbreaking research into fully operational systems. We thrive at the intersection of customer engagement and core platform innovation.
About the Role
As a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), you will spearhead intricate end-to-end deployments of cutting-edge models alongside our most significant clients. Your responsibilities will encompass discovery, technical scoping, system architecture, development, and production rollout, collaborating directly with customer engineering teams and domain experts.
Your success will be measured by the adoption of solutions in production, tangible workflow improvements, and feedback that informs product and model evolution. You will work in close partnership with our Product, Research, Partnerships, Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC), Security, and Go-To-Market (GTM) teams.
This role is based in New York City with a hybrid work model of three days in the office weekly. We provide relocation assistance and require travel of up to 50%.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the technical delivery across various deployments from initial prototypes to stable production environments.
Develop full-stack systems that generate customer value and enhance our learning processes.
Integrate closely with client teams to understand their requirements and facilitate the adoption of your solutions.
Scope projects effectively, sequence deliveries, and proactively eliminate obstacles.
Balance trade-offs between project scope, speed, and quality; adapt plans to ensure timely delivery.
Contribute directly to coding when clarity or progress is essential.
Document effective practices into tools, playbooks, or reusable components for team utilization.
Provide field feedback that informs Research and Product teams about model performance and areas for improvement.
Keep project teams on track through clear communication and effective follow-through.
Ideal Candidate Profile
Possesses over 5 years of engineering or technical deployment experience, particularly in customer-facing roles.
Has experience in scoping and delivering complex systems within dynamic or uncertain environments.
Skilled in writing and reviewing production-quality code for both frontend and backend using Python, JavaScript, and other relevant technologies.

