Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Munich

OpenAI
Munich
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 7+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Customer-facing","Problem-solving","Team collaboration"]

Customer-focused software engineer on OpenAI's Forward Deployed team, building custom software that leverages OpenAI APIs to solve real customer problems. You will design abstractions, architect full‑stack solutions, and work with Sales, Solutions Engineering, and Customer Success to deliver scalable projects, including proofs of concept and production deployments, while sharing insights to scale engagements.

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OpenAI
9 months ago

Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Munich

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Job Summary

Customer-focused software engineer on OpenAI's Forward Deployed team, building custom software that leverages OpenAI APIs to solve real customer problems. You will design abstractions, architect full‑stack solutions, and work with Sales, Solutions Engineering, and Customer Success to deliver scalable projects, including proofs of concept and production deployments, while sharing insights to scale engagements.
Location: Munich
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Embed deeply with strategic customers to understand their business challenges and technical requirements in detail.
  • •Design, architect, and develop full-stack solutions using an experiment-driven, iterative approach.
  • •Prepare detailed scopes of work and project plans for both proof-of-concept prototypes and full production deployments.
  • •Work hands-on with customers' technical teams as a technical expert and trusted advisor, coding side-by-side to drive projects to completion on their infrastructure.
  • •Collaborate with Product, Research and Applied teams to ensure seamless customer experiences, project success and actionable product feedback.
Travel: High travel

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Relocation

Key Requirements

  • •7+ years of professional full stack engineering experience (excluding internships) in relevant roles at tech and product-driven companies - customer-facing experience is highly desirable
  • •Former founder, or early engineer at a startup who has built a product from scratch is a plus
  • •Experience with relational databases like Postgres/MySQL
  • •Have a bias for action and willingness to work iteratively with your customers to deliver the right solution that solves their problem
  • •Ability to embed deeply with strategic customers to understand business challenges and technical requirements
Experience:7+ years
Skills:CommunicationCustomer-facingProblem-solvingTeam collaboration
Languages:English
Tech Stack:PostgreSQLMySQLAPIsFull-stack

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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