What are the responsibilities and job description for the Forward Deployed Software Engineer (Public Sector) position at OpenAI?
About the Team
Join the engineering teams that bring OpenAI’s ideas safely to the world!
The Applied Engineering team works across research, engineering, product, and design to bring OpenAI’s technology to consumers and businesses. We seek to learn from deployment and distribute the benefits of AI, while ensuring that this powerful tool is used responsibly and safely. Safety is more important to us than unfettered growth.
About the Role
We are looking for an outcome-oriented Forward Deployed Software Engineer to deeply partner with our most strategic and high-impact customers in the public sector. As an FDSE you will take on various roles, actively coding and leveraging your software engineering experience throughout the stages of application ideation, development, delivery, and scaling. You will embed directly throughout the project lifecycle, working on-site and being hands-on with every aspect of the solution from design to production.
This role is based in Washington D.C. and San Francisco, CA. Travel to and working from customer sites is required for this role.
In this role, you will :
Deeply embed with our most strategic public sector customers, serving as their technical thought partner in ideating and directly developing novel full-stack applications on our platform
Leverage your software engineering expertise in Python and JavaScript to create initial prototypes and contribute back durable product features
Proactively provide guidance to our customers on how to maximize business impact from their applications, accelerating their time to value
Forge and manage relationships with our customers’ leadership and stakeholders to ensure their application’s successful deployment and scale
Collaborate closely with public sector teammates and cross-functional teams across the company to strategically drive our platform towards exceeding customer expectations
You might thrive in this role if you :
Hold an active US security clearance or ability to obtain / maintain one
Have 5 years of software engineering experience, with an emphasis on customer-facing roles
Proficient in Python, Javascript, and relevant technologies
Familiar with deployment models, including to cloud platforms (Azure, AWS) and the underlying infrastructure primitives (Kubernetes, Terraform)
Can proactively identify opportunities for maximizing our customers’ business value through leveraging the OpenAI API
Own outcomes end-to-end, and are willing to pick up whatever knowledge you're missing to get the job done to ensure both your team and our customers succeed
Skilled communicator adept at explaining complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences with clarity and concision
Led complex technical projects and programs with many stakeholders
Have a humble attitude and an eagerness to help others with empathy
Operate with high horsepower, are adept at frequent context switching and working on multiple projects at once with expansive ownership, and ruthlessly prioritize
Thrive in dynamic environments and can navigate ambiguity with ease
