OpenAI · 19 hours ago
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - NYC
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$200K/yr - $310K/yr
7+ years expOpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. They are seeking a Forward Deployed Software Engineer to build effective custom software leveraging OpenAI’s APIs, collaborating closely with customers and internal teams to design and implement scalable solutions.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSaaS
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
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
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that develops advanced AI models, including ChatGPT. It is a sub-organization of OpenAI Foundation.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$79BKey Investors
The Walt Disney CompanySoftBankThrive Capital
2025-12-11Corporate Round· $1B
2025-10-02Secondary Market· $6.6B
2025-03-31Series Unknown· $40B
Leadership Team
Sam Altman
CEO & Co-Founder
Greg Brockman
President, Chairman, & Co-Founder
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