OpenAI
Forward Deployed Engineer, Gov
We captured this posting once, on 2026-06-16, and did not track it afterwards — so we cannot tell you whether it is still open.
- Employer
- OpenAI
- Location
- San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · Washington, DC
- Seniority
- Mid level
- Experience asked for
- 5+ years
- Pay band
- $146K – $280K
When we saw it
- Posted 2026-06-13 — the date the employer published it
- Archived 2026-06-16 — when we saved this copy
Found via LinkedIn — US keyword pulls.
Skills the posting named
From the posting
About The Team The OpenAI for Government team is a dynamic, mission-driven group leveraging frontier AI to transform how governments achieve their missions. Our team works to empower public servants with secure, compliant AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Gov) and mission-aligned deployments that meet government technical requirements with strong reliability and safety. About The Role Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) lead complex deployments of frontier models in production. You will embed with our most strategic government and public sector customers—where model performance matters, delivery is urgent, and ambiguity is the default. You’ll map their problems, structure delivery, and ship fast. This includes scoping, sequencing, and building full-stack solutions that create measurable value, while driving clarity across internal and external teams. …
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