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OpenAI

Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - SF

San Francisco (Remote)$185k–$300kfulltimemidAdded today

About this role

Lead end-to-end production deployments of frontier AI models for strategic customers at OpenAI, owning discovery through rollout. Work directly with customer teams to turn research into measurable business impact while feeding field insights back to product and research.

What you'll do

  • Own technical delivery of multiple LLM deployments from prototype to stable production
  • Build full-stack systems that deliver customer value and enable learning
  • Embed with customer teams to understand needs and guide adoption
  • Scope work, sequence delivery, and remove blockers to protect timelines
  • Share field feedback with Research and Product on model performance and gaps
  • Codify working patterns into reusable tools, playbooks, and building blocks

What they're looking for

  • 5+ years engineering or technical deployment experience with customer-facing work
  • Production-grade coding in Python, JavaScript, or equivalent
  • System design and delivery in complex, fast-moving environments
  • LLM/generative model experience and understanding of model behavior impact
  • Clear communication across engineers, product teams, and stakeholders
  • Risk identification and decision-making under pressure
  • Full-stack development (frontend and backend)
  • Project scoping and trade-off management

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model (3 days/week in San Francisco office)
  • Relocation assistance provided
  • Work on cutting-edge AI models and systems
  • Direct influence on product and research roadmaps
  • Collaborate with leading Research and Product teams
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OpenAI

OpenAI builds AI infrastructure and products, including large-scale data center campuses for AI computing and generative AI applications for enterprise customers. The company is hiring civil engineers, project engineers, electrical design engineers, data center R&D engineers, and AI deployment engineers to expand its infrastructure capabilities and help customers deploy AI solutions.

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Likely interview questions

  • Describe a complex system deployment you led from start to finish—what were the key blockers and how did you handle them?
  • Tell us about a time you had to make a trade-off between scope, speed, and quality. How did you decide and what was the outcome?
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