OpenAI

Platform Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) - NYC

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3 days ago
New York, NY, USA
Mid Level / Senior

Base Salary

$230k - $385k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Embed with customer-tagged FDE teams to support architecture, product shaping, and implementation.
  • Translate cross-customer patterns into actionable platform hypotheses with clear success criteria.
  • Set quality norms through code reviews and build developer tooling for better architecture and correctness.
  • Collaborate with B2B Product and other teams to align on product capabilities.
  • Lead complex platform capabilities end-to-end, making key tradeoffs and ensuring alignment with customer needs.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of software or ML engineering experience with a focus on shipping new capabilities.
  • Experience in high-ambiguity, fast-iteration environments is a plus.
  • Proven track record of owning customer-adjacent technical work from scoping to production.
  • Experience building systems with a focus on reliability, security, and governance.
  • Strong communication skills to convey complex ideas to diverse audiences.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model with 3 days in the office per week.
  • Relocation assistance available.
  • Optional travel for projects, typically less than 10%.

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AI & MLBackendData ScienceDevOpsSecurity