OpenAI
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Seattle
We captured this posting once, on 2026-07-06, and did not track it afterwards — so we cannot tell you whether it is still open.
- Employer
- OpenAI
- Location
- Seattle, WA
- Seniority
- Mid level
- Experience asked for
- 5+ years
- Pay band
- $162K – $280K
When we saw it
- Posted 2026-06-18 — the date the employer published it
- Archived 2026-07-06 — when we saved this copy
Found via LinkedIn — US keyword pulls.
Skills the posting named
From the posting
About The Team OpenAI’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 Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) lead complex end-to-end deployments of frontier models in production alongside our most strategic customers. You will own discovery, technical scoping, system design, build, and production rollout, partnering directly with customer engineering and domain teams. You will measure success through production adoption, measurable workflow impact, and eval-driven feedback that changes product and model roadmaps. You’ll work closely with our Product, Research, Partnerships, GRC, Security, and GTM teams. This role is based in Seattle. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week. We offer relocation assistance. …
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