Head of Forward Deployed Engineering — Hybrid NYC

fde; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 302,000 - 385,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI is seeking a Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering in New York City to lead a team of Forward Deployed Engineers through high-stakes customer deployments, owning technical and business outcomes end-to-end.

Hybrid work in NYC with up to 25% travel. Compensation ranges from $302,000 to $385,000 plus equity. Candidates should have 10+ years of engineering/delivery experience and 2+ years of managing customer-facing engineers, with strong JavaScript and Python coding abilities.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of engineering/technical delivery experience.
• 2+ years managing customer-facing engineers.
• Proven track record shipping from prototype to production.
• Strong JavaScript and Python coding ability.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Forward Deployed Engineers through high-stakes deployments.
• Build scalable tools and playbooks; translate field insight into product and research feedback.
• Grow and coach the team to deliver technical and business outcomes end-to-end.

Skills

Team leadership

Engineering delivery

Customer-facing engineering

JavaScript

Python

Job description

OpenAI is seeking a Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering in New York City to lead a team of Forward Deployed Engineers through high-stakes customer deployments, owning technical and business outcomes end-to-end.

Hybrid work in NYC with up to 25% travel. Compensation ranges from $302,000 to $385,000 plus equity. Candidates should have 10+ years of engineering/delivery experience and 2+ years of managing customer-facing engineers, with strong JavaScript and Python coding abilities.