Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - SF

OpenAI
San Francisco
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 185,000 - 300,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Decision-making","Problem-solving","Stakeholder management"]

Lead end-to-end deployments of frontier models in production with OpenAI’s most strategic customers. Own discovery, technical scoping, system design, build, and rollout—embedding with customer and internal teams to drive adoption and workflow impact. Write and review production-grade code across frontend and backend, codify learnings into tools and playbooks, and use eval-driven feedback to improve products and model roadmaps.

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OpenAI
OpenAI
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Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - SF

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Job Summary

Lead end-to-end deployments of frontier models in production with OpenAI’s most strategic customers. Own discovery, technical scoping, system design, build, and rollout—embedding with customer and internal teams to drive adoption and workflow impact. Write and review production-grade code across frontend and backend, codify learnings into tools and playbooks, and use eval-driven feedback to improve products and model roadmaps.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own technical delivery across multiple deployments from first prototype to stable production.
  • •Build full-stack systems that deliver customer value and improve how the team learns.
  • •Embed with customer teams to understand needs and guide adoption of what you build.
  • •Scope work, sequence delivery, remove blockers early, and make trade-offs between scope, speed, and quality.
  • •Contribute in code when needed, codify working patterns into tools/playbooks/building blocks, and share field feedback to Research and Product.
Travel: High travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 185,000 - 300,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of engineering or technical deployment experience with customer-facing work.
  • •Ability to scope and deliver complex systems in fast-moving or ambiguous environments.
  • •Experience writing and reviewing production-grade code across frontend and backend using Python, JavaScript, or comparable stacks.
  • •Experience building or deploying systems powered by LLMs or generative models, and understanding how model behavior affects product experience.
  • •Clear communication with engineers, product teams, and customer stakeholders, with strong risk-spotting and plan adjustment.
Experience:5+ years
Skills:CommunicationDecision-makingProblem-solvingStakeholder management
Tech Stack:PythonJavaScriptLLMsGenerative models

Company Brief

OpenAI
Develops and deploys advanced generative AI models (including ChatGPT and DALL·E) and AI infrastructure, providing APIs and consumer products to accelerate safe AGI for broad benefit.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2015
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Glassdoor: 4.4
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