At a Glance
- Tasks: Build custom software solutions using OpenAI’s APIs to solve real customer problems.
- Company: Join OpenAI's innovative Forward Deployed Engineering team in London.
- Benefits: Enjoy a hybrid work model, relocation assistance, and travel opportunities.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for professional growth and collaboration.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by collaborating with customers and leveraging cutting-edge technology.
- Qualifications: 7+ years of full-stack engineering experience and customer-facing skills required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
About the team
Open AI’s Forward Deployed Engineering team partners with customers to turn research breakthroughs into production systems.
We operate at the intersection of customer delivery and core platform development.
About the Role
We are looking for customer‑focused software engineers to build custom software that leverages Open AI’s APIs to solve real customer problems.
As an FDSWE, you will work with our customers and Open AI Forward Deployed Engineers to design and implement scalable solutions that tackle their toughest problems.
You will design abstractions that improve delivery speed and quality across Forward Deployed engagements, collaborate closely with internal partners, and provide insights that inform our research and product work.
This role is based in London.
We offer a hybrid work model of three office days per week, relocation assistance, and mandatory travel up to 50% of the time.
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.
Qualifications
- 7+ years of professional full‑stack engineering experience (excluding internships) in relevant tech and product‑driven companies.
- Customer‑facing experience is highly desirable.
- Former founder or early engineer at a startup who built a product from scratch.
- Experience with relational databases such as Postgres/My SQL.
- Bias for action and willingness to iterate with customers to deliver the right solution.
Benefits
- Hybrid work model: three office days per week.
- Relocation assistance for London.
- Travel up to 50% required.
- Equal Opportunity Statement
Open AI is an equal‑opportunity employer.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.
For additional information, please see Open AI’s affirmative action and equal employment opportunity policy statement.
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