Forward Deployed Engineer - UAE

OpenAI
Abu Dhabi
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: SalesExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Problem-solving","Leadership"]

Forward Deployed Engineers lead complex deployments of frontier models in production, embedding with customers to map problems, scope and build full-stack solutions, and drive adoption while ensuring delivery quality. Based in Abu Dhabi with hybrid work and up to 50% travel.

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OpenAI
2 months ago

Forward Deployed Engineer - UAE

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Job Summary

Forward Deployed Engineers lead complex deployments of frontier models in production, embedding with customers to map problems, scope and build full-stack solutions, and drive adoption while ensuring delivery quality. Based in Abu Dhabi with hybrid work and up to 50% travel.
Location: Abu Dhabi
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Sales

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: High travel

Key Requirements

  • •Bring 5+ years of engineering or technical deployment experience that includes customer-facing work.
  • •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.
  • •Scope and deliver complex systems in fast-moving or ambiguous environments.
  • •Simplify complexity and make fast, sound decisions under pressure.
Experience:5+ yearsArtificial intelligenceEnterprise software
Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingLeadership
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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