Forward Deployed Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Forward Deployed Engineer (AI): Leading complex deployments of frontier models in production with an accent on customer delivery and technical clarity. Focus on building full-stack solutions and driving impactful deployments in fast-paced environments.

Location: Hybrid (3 days in the office per week, London, UK)

Company

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity.

What you will do

• 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
• Contribute directly in the code when progress or clarity depends on it
• Share field feedback that helps Research and Product understand where the models succeed and where they can improve

Requirements

• 5+ years of engineering or technical deployment experience that includes customer-facing work
• Experience in scoping and delivering complex systems in fast-moving or ambiguous environments
• Proficiency in writing and reviewing production-grade code across frontend and backend using Python, JavaScript, or comparable stacks
• Experience with systems powered by LLMs or generative models
• Strong communication skills with engineers, product teams, and customer stakeholders