Used Tools & Technologies
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Required Skills & Competences
Tag name is followed by "@" symbol and proficiency level value.
About proficiency levels:
- 1-2 — basic awareness. Minimal hands-on experience, and a rudimentary understanding of the technology's purpose;
- 3-6 — daily use. Comfortable and regular usage, capable of handling common tasks and challenges related to the technology;
- 7-9 — you are an expert, you can teach others, you know all the pitfalls and tricks;
- 10 — exceptional knowledge, comprehensive understanding, and adeptness in all aspects of the technology, including advanced problem-solving. Think twice before claiming or demanding such level.
Python @ 3
JavaScript @ 3
AI @ 3
- 1-2 — basic awareness. Minimal hands-on experience, and a rudimentary understanding of the technology's purpose;
- 3-6 — daily use. Comfortable and regular usage, capable of handling common tasks and challenges related to the technology;
- 7-9 — you are an expert, you can teach others, you know all the pitfalls and tricks;
- 10 — exceptional knowledge, comprehensive understanding, and adeptness in all aspects of the technology, including advanced problem-solving. Think twice before claiming or demanding such level.
Details
OpenAI’s Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) team partners with customers to turn research breakthroughs into production systems. The team operates at the intersection of customer delivery and core platform development.
This role is based in San Francisco. The team uses a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offers relocation assistance to new employees. This role will require travel up to 25%.
Responsibilities
- Lead and grow a team of FDE delivering production systems with frontier models
- Own end-to-end delivery outcomes through clarity, speed, tight coordination, and technical quality
- Codify what works into tools, playbooks, and roadmap inputs that create leverage for both OpenAI and the wider developer community
- Notice early indicators and raise them with urgency, whether in product behavior, customer environments, or delivery practices
- Use judgement to distinguish what requires action and what does not
- Set a high bar for FDE performance and support each person’s growth through direct, actionable feedback
- Define how to staff and support field teams that can scale without added complexity
Requirements
- 8+ years of engineering or technical delivery experience, including 2+ years managing high-performing FDE or customer-facing engineers
- Experience leading high-pressure technical projects from prototype to production
- Ability to write and review production-grade code across frontend and backend using JavaScript or Python
- Ability to simplify complex work and make fast, sound decisions under pressure
- Experience elevating team performance through clarity (not excessive process)
- Ability to operate with urgency in ambiguous or evolving environments
- Ability to translate field experience into sharp, actionable feedback for Product and Research
- Ability to build deep trust with your team by modeling calm, focus, and judgment when it matters most
About OpenAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. The company emphasizes safety and inclusive perspectives in building and deploying AI systems.
OpenAI is an equal opportunity employer and provides background checks in accordance with applicable law. The company is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.
Benefits
- Base pay varies by market location, knowledge, skills, and experience; total compensation includes equity and potential performance-related bonuses
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
- Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
- Paid parental leave and paid medical/caregiver leave
- Flexible PTO and additional paid time off and holidays
- Mental health and wellness support
- Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
- Annual learning and development stipend
- Daily meals in offices and meal delivery credits as eligible
- Relocation support for eligible employees
- Additional taxable fringe benefits (charitable donation matching, wellness stipends, etc.)