Senior Applied AI Engineer - Production, Scale & Impact

OpenAI, Inc.; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Hybrid work model

Travel occasionally

Job summary

OpenAI, Inc. is seeking an Applied AI Engineer to drive the deployment of frontier AI capabilities for enterprise customers. You will work with leading companies to translate frontier model capabilities into production features, guide architecture decisions, and ensure high performance, safety, and reliability.

The role is based in SF or Seattle with a hybrid model and relocation assistance. You will partner with product, engineering, and research teams to prototype, evaluate, and scale AI

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on technical experience in AI/ML systems.
• Experience leading complex AI/ML deployments from discovery to production.
• Proficiency in Python and JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Ability to engage with customers, CTOs, and engineering leaders to deploy at scale.
• Willingness to travel occasionally and collaborate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Embed with platform customers as a technical thought partner to ideate and build new applications on the API.
• Forge relationships with senior technical leaders to ensure successful deployment at scale.
• Provide guidance to maximize business impact and accelerate value.
• Build prototypes, pilots, and model evaluations with customer teams.
• Collaborate with Product/Research to validate frontier AI capabilities in customer environments.

Skills

8+ years experience

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

Production AI/ML systems

Customer engagement

Architectural decisions

Safety & security awareness

Technical judgement

Job description

OpenAI, Inc. is seeking an Applied AI Engineer to drive the deployment of frontier AI capabilities for enterprise customers. You will work with leading companies to translate frontier model capabilities into production features, guide architecture decisions, and ensure high performance, safety, and reliability.

The role is based in SF or Seattle with a hybrid model and relocation assistance. You will partner with product, engineering, and research teams to prototype, evaluate, and scale AI