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OpenAIOpenAISan Francisco, CA

Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - SF

Leads end-to-end deployments of frontier AI models for strategic customers, owning discovery, design, build, and rollout. Requires 5+ years experience with full-stack coding in Python/JavaScript and LLM systems in fast-paced environments.

162k – 280k/yr
Hybrid5+ YOESolutions Architecture

About the role

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
  • Contribute directly in the code when progress or clarity depends on it
  • Codify working patterns into tools, playbooks, or building blocks that others can use
  • Share field feedback that helps Research and Product understand where the models succeed and where they can improve
  • Keep teams moving through clarity and follow-through

Requirements

  • 5+ years of engineering or technical deployment experience that includes customer-facing work
  • Have scoped and delivered complex systems in fast-moving or ambiguous environments
  • 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
  • Simplify complexity and make fast, sound decisions under pressure
  • Communicate clearly with engineers, product teams, and customer stakeholders
  • Spot risks early and adjust without slowing down
  • Model calm and judgment when the stakes are high

Skills

PythonJavaScriptLLMsFull-Stack DevelopmentGenerative ModelsSystem DesignProduction DeploymentCustomer-Facing Engineering
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