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Forward Deployed Software Engineer

France, Paris · Job Posted February 21, 2026
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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. We are looking for customer-focused software engineers to build effective custom software that leverages OpenAI’s APIs to solve real customer problems. As an FDSWE, you will work with our customers and OpenAI Forward Deployed Engineers to design and implement scalable solutions that solve their most difficult problems. You will design abstractions to solve customer problems, and then use them to scale our speed and quality of delivery across all Forward Deployed engagements. You will collaborate closely with Sales, Solutions Engineering, Solutions Architects, and Customer Success Managers who work on the same account. You will also work with our Research and Applied Product and Engineering teams to provide insightful customer feedback. This role is based in Paris. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week. Travel up to 50% is required.

Job Responsibility

  • Embed deeply with strategic customers to understand their business challenges and technical requirements in detail
  • Design, architect, and develop full-stack solutions using an experiment-driven, iterative approach
  • Prepare detailed scopes of work and project plans for both proof-of-concept prototypes and full production deployments
  • Work hands-on with customers' technical teams as a technical expert and trusted advisor, coding side-by-side to drive projects to completion on their infrastructure
  • Collaborate with Product, Research and Applied teams to ensure seamless customer experiences, project success and actionable product feedback
  • Contribute to internal knowledge bases, codifying best practices and sharing insights gained from customer engagements to scale the Forward Deployed Engineering function

Requirements

  • 7+ years of professional full stack engineering experience (excluding internships) in relevant roles at tech and product-driven companies
  • customer-facing experience is highly desirable
  • experience with relational databases like Postgres/MySQL
  • have a bias for action and willingness to work iteratively with your customers to deliver the right solution that solves their problem

Nice to have

Former founder, or early engineer at a startup who has built a product from scratch is a plus

What we offer

relocation assistance

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