Forward Deployed Engineer

About the role

OpenAI’s Forward Deployed Engineering team partners with strategic customers to turn cutting‑edge research into production systems. Based in Zurich, the role blends customer delivery with core platform development and uses a hybrid work model (3 days onsite per week).

Key responsibilities

• Own end‑to‑end technical delivery for multiple deployments, from prototype to stable production.
• Design and build full‑stack systems that deliver measurable workflow impact for customers.
• Collaborate closely with customer engineering, product, research, security, and GTM teams to scope, sequence, and remove blockers.
• Write production‑grade code when needed and codify patterns into reusable tools or playbooks.
• Provide field feedback that informs research and product roadmaps.

Required profile

• 5+ years of engineering or technical deployment experience with direct customer interaction.
• Proven ability to scope and deliver complex systems in fast‑moving or ambiguous environments.
• Strong decision‑making under pressure and clear communication with technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Required skills

• Python
• JavaScript (or comparable frontend/backend stack)
• Experience building or deploying systems powered by large language models or generative AI.