Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - NYC

fde; New York (NY); Ibrido; USD 302.000 - 385.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

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.

Competenze

• 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.

Mansioni

• 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.

Conoscenze

Team leadership

Engineering delivery

Customer-facing engineering

JavaScript

Python

Descrizione del lavoro

Lead a team of Forward Deployed Engineers through high-stakes, ambiguous customer deployments, owning technical and business outcomes end-to-end; grow and coach the team, build scalable tools and playbooks, and translate field insight into product and research feedback. Wants 10+ years of engineering/technical delivery experience with 2+ years managing customer-facing engineers, a track record shipping under pressure from prototype to production, and strong JS/Python coding ability. Hybrid, NYC, up to 25% travel.

The clearest sign yet that OpenAI is building the same FDE org-chart Anthropic revealed two weeks ago: a dedicated people-manager seat over the FDE bench, paying $302K–$385K — more than the $185K–$300K vertical IC seats (Legal, Healthcare) posted the same month.

Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - NYC at OpenAI. Location: New York City (hybrid, up to 25% travel). Compensation: $302K–$385K + equity. Posted September 27, 2026.