AI Deployment Engineer Job at OpenAI (Washington, DC)

AI Deployment Engineer

OpenAI

Location:
United States , Washington, DC

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

137000.00 - 250200.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

The AI Deployment Engineering team is responsible for ensuring the safe and effective deployment of Generative AI applications. We act as a trusted advisor and thought partner for our customers, working to build an effective backlog of GenAI use cases for their industry and drive them to production through strong technical guidance. As the founding AI Deployment Engineer in the Public Sector segment, you’ll help government agencies transform their organization through solutions such as automated content generation, contextual search, and novel applications that make use of our newest, most exciting models and technology.

Job Responsibility:

Deeply embed with our most sophisticated public sector customers as the technical lead, serving as their technical thought partner to ideate and build novel applications on our API
Work with senior customer stakeholders to identify the best applications of GenAI in their industry and to build/qualify a comprehensive backlog to support their AI roadmap
Intervene directly to accelerate customer time to value through building hands-on prototypes and/or by delivering impactful strategic guidance, often in collaboration with systems integrators and implementation partners
Forge and manage relationships with our customers’ and implementation partners’ leadership and stakeholders to ensure the successful deployment and scale of their applications
Contribute to our open-source developer and enterprise resources
Scale the AI Deployment Engineering function through sharing knowledge, codifying best practices, and publishing notebooks to our internal and external repositories
Validate, synthesize, and deliver high-signal feedback to the Product, Engineering, and Research teams

Requirements:

7+ years of technical consulting (or equivalent) experience with public sector customers (U.S. federal preferred)
bridging technical teams and senior stakeholders
Active TS/SCI clearance
successfully led GenAI or traditional ML implementations for government agencies in close collaboration with systems integrators and implementation partners
understand network and cloud architecture, including experience with on-premise deployments
effective and polished communicator who can translate business and technical topics to all audiences
industry experience in programming languages like Python or Javascript
own problems end-to-end and are willing to pick up whatever knowledge you're missing to get the job done
humble attitude, eagerness to help your colleagues, and a desire to do whatever it takes to make the team succeed
effective, high throughput operator who can drive multiple concurrent projects and prioritize ruthlessly

What we offer:

Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
401(k) retirement plan with employer match
Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)
Mental health and wellness support
Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth
Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
Relocation support for eligible employees
Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 21, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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