Forward Deployed Engineer - UAE
Abu Dhabi, UAE • FullTime
Posted 5h ago
Remote Work Policy
On-site
Employment Type
FullTime
Categories
Applied AI Engineer
About the job
OpenAI’s Forward Deployed Engineering team partners with customers to turn research breakthroughs into production systems. We embed deeply with users to solve high-leverage problems, moving quickly from prototype to deployment and surfacing patterns that shape the platform. This role operates at the intersection of customer delivery and core development, working closely with Product, Research, and Go-To-Market (GTM) teams. Forward Deployed Engineers lead complex deployments of frontier models in production, embedding with customers where model performance matters, delivery is urgent, and ambiguity is the default. You will map customer problems, structure delivery, and ship fast, scoping, sequencing, and building full-stack solutions that create measurable value while driving clarity across internal and external teams. Success means owning the delivery state across workstreams, holding the bar on quality and pace, and helping OpenAI learn through execution.
Responsibilities
- Own technical delivery across multiple deployments from first prototype to stable production.
- Build full-stack systems that deliver customer value and sharpen how we learn.
- Embed closely with customer teams, understand their needs, and guide adoption of what you build.
- Scope work, sequence delivery, and remove blockers early.
- Make trade-offs between scope, speed, and quality; adjust plans to protect delivery.
- Contribute directly in the code when progress or clarity depends on it.
- Codify working patterns into tools, playbooks, or building blocks that others can use.
- Share field feedback that helps Research and Product understand where the models succeed and where they can improve.
- Keep teams moving through clarity and follow-through.
Requirements
- 5+ years of engineering or technical deployment experience that includes customer-facing work.
- Experience scoping and delivering complex systems in fast-moving or ambiguous environments.
- Proficiency in writing and reviewing production-grade code across frontend and backend using Python, JavaScript, or comparable stacks.
- Experience building or deploying systems powered by LLMs or generative models and understanding how model behavior affects product experience.
- Ability to simplify complexity and make fast, sound decisions under pressure.
- Clear communication skills with engineers, product teams, and customer stakeholders.
- Ability to spot risks early and adjust without slowing down.
- Ability to model calm and judgment when the stakes are high.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance