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OpenAI · 1 day ago

Forward Deployed Software Engineer - SF

positionSan Francisco, CA
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
senioritySenior Level
money$200K/yr - $310K/yr
date7+ years exp

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. They are looking for customer-focused software engineers to build effective custom software that leverages OpenAI’s APIs to solve real customer problems, collaborating closely with various teams to deliver scalable solutions.

Agentic AIArtificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSaaS
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Growth Opportunities
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Responsibilities

Embed deeply with strategic customers to understand their business challenges and technical requirements in detail
Design, architect, and develop full-stack solutions using an experiment-driven, iterative approach
Prepare detailed scopes of work and project plans for both proof-of-concept prototypes and full production deployments
Work hands-on with customers' technical teams as a technical expert and trusted advisor, coding side-by-side to drive projects to completion on their infrastructure
Collaborate with Product, Research and Applied teams to ensure seamless customer experiences, project success and actionable product feedback
Contribute to internal knowledge bases, codifying best practices and sharing insights gained from customer engagements to scale the Forward Deployed Engineering function

Qualification

Full stack engineeringRelational databasesCustomer-facing experienceTechnical expertiseProject planningBias for actionCollaboration

Required

7+ years of professional full stack engineering experience (excluding internships) in relevant roles at tech and product-driven companies - customer-facing experience is highly desirable
Experience with relational databases like Postgres/MySQL
Have a bias for action and willingness to work iteratively with your customers to deliver the right solution that solves their problem

Preferred

Former founder, or early engineer at a startup who has built a product from scratch is a plus

Benefits

Relocation assistance

Company

OpenAI

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OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that develops advanced AI models, including ChatGPT. It is a sub-organization of OpenAI Foundation.
dateFounded in 2015
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size201-500 employees
web-link
https://www.openai.com

H1B Sponsorship

OpenAI has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (1)
2024 (1)
2023 (1)
2022 (18)
2021 (10)
2020 (6)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$79B
Key Investors
The Walt Disney CompanySoftBankThrive Capital
2025-12-11Corporate Round· $1B
2025-10-02Secondary Market· $6.6B
2025-03-31Series Unknown· $40B

Leadership Team

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Sam Altman
CEO & Co-Founder
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Greg Brockman
President, Chairman, & Co-Founder
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