OpenAI is looking to solve high-leverage problems for its customers by turning research breakthroughs into production systems, and the Forward Deployed Engineering team is seeking a customer-focused software engineer to build effective custom software that leverages OpenAI's APIs to solve real customer problems.
Requirements
- 7+ years of professional full stack engineering experience (excluding internships) in relevant roles at tech and product-driven companies
- Experience with relational databases like Postgres/MySQL
- Former founder, or early engineer at a startup who has built a product from scratch is a plus
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.
Other
- Customer-facing experience is highly desirable
- Travel up to 50% is required
- 3 days in the office per week, with relocation assistance offered
- Degree requirements not specified, but 7+ years of experience required
- Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable law
