OpenAI

Forward Deployed Engineer - London

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11 days ago
London, United KingdomSenior

Responsibilities

  • Own technical delivery across multiple customer deployments from initial prototype through stable production.
  • Lead discovery, technical scoping, system design, building, and production rollout for complex systems.
  • Build full-stack systems and contribute directly to production code when needed.
  • Embed with customer teams, understand their needs, and guide adoption of deployed solutions.
  • Scope work, sequence delivery, remove blockers, and balance scope, speed, and quality.
  • Create reusable tools, playbooks, and building blocks based on successful delivery patterns.
  • Share field feedback with Research and Product teams to inform model and product improvements.

Requirements

  • Bring 5+ years of engineering or technical deployment experience, including customer-facing work.
  • Have scoped and delivered complex systems in fast-moving or ambiguous environments.
  • Write and review production-grade frontend and backend code using Python, JavaScript, or comparable technologies.
  • Have built or deployed systems powered by LLMs or generative models.
  • Understand how model behavior affects product experience.
  • Communicate effectively with engineers, product teams, and customer stakeholders.
  • Demonstrate sound judgment, risk awareness, adaptability, and the ability to make decisions under pressure.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model with three days per week in the London office.
  • Relocation assistance is offered.
  • Travel of up to 50% is required.

Categories

Forward Deployed
OpenAI

About OpenAI

10,000+ employees

OpenAI builds and deploys large-scale AI models and tools—including ChatGPT, GPT-4–class models, DALL·E, and Whisper—sold via APIs and enterprise subscriptions to developers and businesses. It monetizes through usage-based API pricing and ChatGPT Plus/Team/Enterprise, and also reaches customers via Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI Service. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, it operates as a private partnership.

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