Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - NYC

OpenAI
New York
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 162,000 - 280,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Problem-solving","Collaboration","Customer-facing","Teamwork"]

Forward Deployed Engineers lead end-to-end deployments of frontier models in production for strategic customers, owning discovery, system design, build, and production rollout. They collaborate with product, research, partnerships, GRC, security, and GTM teams, with up to 50% travel; role is based in NYC with a hybrid work model and relocation assistance.

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OpenAI
OpenAI
9 months ago

Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - NYC

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Job Summary

Forward Deployed Engineers lead end-to-end deployments of frontier models in production for strategic customers, owning discovery, system design, build, and production rollout. They collaborate with product, research, partnerships, GRC, security, and GTM teams, with up to 50% travel; role is based in NYC with a hybrid work model and relocation assistance.
Location: New York
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own technical delivery across multiple deployments from first prototype to stable production.
  • •Build full-stack systems that deliver customer value and sharpen how we learn.
  • •Embed closely with customer teams, understand their needs, and guide adoption of what you build.
  • •Scope work, sequence delivery, and remove blockers early.
  • •Make trade-offs between scope, speed, and quality; adjust plans to protect delivery.
Travel: Extensive travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 162,000 - 280,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:EquityRelocation

Key Requirements

  • •Bring 5+ years of engineering or technical deployment experience that includes customer-facing work.
  • •Able to scope and deliver complex systems in fast-moving or ambiguous environments.
  • •Write and review production-grade code across frontend and backend using Python, JavaScript, or comparable stacks.
  • •Have built or deployed systems powered by LLMs or generative models and understand how model behaviour affects product experience.
  • •Communicate clearly with engineers, product teams, and customer stakeholders.
Experience:5+ yearsArtificial intelligenceMachine learningEnterprise software
Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingCollaborationCustomer-facingTeamwork
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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