Partner AI Deployment Engineer

About this role

OpenAI seeks a founding Partner AI Deployment Engineer to serve as the technical leader for systems integrators and their customers, helping them identify high-value GenAI use cases and accelerate deployment from prototype to production. You'll embed with partners as a trusted advisor, build prototypes, mentor teams, and scale best practices across the partner ecosystem.

What you'll do

• Act as technical thought partner to GSIs, RSIs, and boutique systems integrators to ideate and build novel applications on OpenAI's API
• Identify high-value GenAI applications for partners' customers and help build a comprehensive AI roadmap and backlog
• Build hands-on prototypes and deliver strategic guidance to accelerate customer time to value
• Manage relationships with senior SI and customer stakeholders to ensure successful deployment and scaling
• Lead technical support and mentor partner teams toward self-sufficiency with OpenAI-powered solutions
• Codify solution packages, architectural patterns, and best practices; contribute to open-source repositories and knowledge bases

What they're looking for

• 8+ years of technical consulting experience with C-level relationship management
• Complex technical program leadership with multiple stakeholders
• Python or JavaScript programming
• Generative AI and/or machine learning implementation experience
• OpenAI API prototyping and development
• Technical presentation and communication across business and technical audiences
• End-to-end problem ownership and self-directed learning
• Cross-functional collaboration and team support

Benefits

• Hybrid work model (3 days in office per week)
• Based in San Francisco, CA
• Relocation assistance available