Forward Deployed Engineer - London
OpenAI · London, United Kingdom · Remote possible
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Listed as OpenAI UK Ltd. London · Skilled Worker route · A rating. Snapshot 26 Oct 2026.
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About the role
About the team OpenAI’s Forward Deployed Engineering team partners with customers to turn research breakthroughs into production systems. We operate at the intersection of customer delivery and core platform development. About the role Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) lead complex end-to-end deployments of frontier models in production alongside our most strategic customers.
You will own discovery, technical scoping, system design, build, and production rollout, partnering directly with customer engineering and domain teams. You will measure success through production adoption, measurable workflow impact, and eval-driven feedback that changes product and model roadmaps.
You’ll work closely with our Product, Research, Partnerships, GRC, Security, and GTM teams. This role is based in London. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week. We offer relocation assistance. Travel up to 50% is required.
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