About the job
About Our Team
At OpenAI, our Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) team collaborates closely with clients to transform groundbreaking research into scalable production systems. We thrive at the convergence of customer engagement and foundational platform development.
About the Position
As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will spearhead intricate end-to-end implementations of state-of-the-art models in collaboration with our key strategic partners. Your responsibilities will encompass discovery, technical scoping, system architecture, development, and the production rollout, working directly with our customer engineering and domain experts.
You will evaluate success through the adoption of production systems, quantifiable workflow improvements, and feedback-driven evaluations that influence our product and model strategies. Your role will involve close collaboration with our Product, Research, Partnerships, Governance, Risk & Compliance, Security, and Go-To-Market teams.
This position is based in Paris, with a hybrid work model of three in-office days per week. We provide relocation assistance and require travel up to 50% of the time.
Your Responsibilities
Lead the technical execution of multiple deployments from initial prototypes to stable production environments.
Develop comprehensive full-stack systems that deliver value to customers while enhancing our learning processes.
Work closely with customer teams to understand their requirements and facilitate the adoption of your solutions.
Define project scopes, sequence deliveries, and proactively eliminate obstacles.
Balance trade-offs between project scope, speed, and quality; adapt plans to ensure timely delivery.
Contribute directly to code development when clarity or progress is at stake.
Document effective work patterns into tools, playbooks, or foundational elements for broader team use.
Provide field insights that help Research and Product teams understand model performance and areas for enhancement.
Ensure team momentum through clear communication and accountability.
Ideal Candidate Profile
Possess over 5 years of engineering or technical deployment experience, particularly in customer-facing roles.
Demonstrate experience in scoping and delivering complex systems in fast-paced or uncertain environments.
Proficient in writing and reviewing production-grade code across both frontend and backend, utilizing Python, JavaScript, or similar languages.

