London Forward-Deployed Engineer: AI Deployment Lead

Academic Key; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Hybrid work model

Job summary

OpenAI is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer in London to lead production deployments of frontier models for strategic customers. You will own discovery, design, and rollout, working with customer teams to drive measurable impact.

The role requires hands-on coding in Python/JavaScript, experience with LLM-powered systems, and strong communication under pressure. Hybrid work model in London with relocation support.

Qualifications

• 5+ years engineering or deployment experience with customer-facing work.
• Write and review production-grade code in Python/JavaScript or similar stacks.
• Built or deployed systems powered by LLMs or generative models.
• Assess risks and maintain clear communication with teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end deployments of frontier models in production.
• Collaborate with customer engineering and domain teams.
• Own technical delivery from prototype to rollout.
• Craft scalable, reliable full-stack solutions.

Skills

Engineering experience

Customer-facing deployments

Python/JavaScript

LLMs deployments

Communication skills

Job description

OpenAI is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer in London to lead production deployments of frontier models for strategic customers. You will own discovery, design, and rollout, working with customer teams to drive measurable impact.

The role requires hands-on coding in Python/JavaScript, experience with LLM-powered systems, and strong communication under pressure. Hybrid work model in London with relocation support.