Forward Deployed Engineer - UAE

United Arab EmiratesHybrid

Responsibilities

In this role you will - Own technical delivery across multiple deployments from first prototype to stable production - Build full-stack systems that deliver customer value and sharpen how we learn - Embed closely with customer teams, understand their needs, and guide adoption of what you build - Scope work, sequence delivery, and remove blockers early - Make trade-offs between scope, speed, and quality; adjust plans to protect delivery - Contribute directly in the code when progress or clarity depends on

We work closely with Product, Research, and Go-To-Market (GTM).
You will hold the bar on quality and pace and help OpenAI learn through execution.
experience that includes customer-facing work - Have scoped and delivered complex systems in fast-moving or ambiguous environments - Write and review production-grade code across frontend and backend using Python, JavaScript, or comparable stacks - Have built or deployed systems powered by LLMs or generative models and understand how model behaviour affects product
experience - Simplify complexity and make fast, sound decisions under pressure - Communicate clearly with engineers, product teams, and customer stakeholders - Spot risks early and adjust without slowing down - Model calm and judgment when the stakes are high About OpenAI OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence

About the team OpenAI’s Forward Deployed Engineering team partners with customers to turn research breakthroughs into production systems.
We embed deeply with users to solve high-leverage problems.
We move quickly from prototype to deployment and surface patterns that shape the platform.
We operate at the intersection of customer delivery and core development.
About the role Forward Deployed Engineers lead complex deployments of frontier models in production.
You will embed with customers where model performance matters, delivery is urgent, and ambiguity is the default.
You will use this to map their problems,You will use this to map their problems, structure delivery, and ship fast.
You will scope, sequence, and build full-stack solutions that create measurable value.
You will also drive clarity across internal and external teams.
You will identify reusable patterns and share field signal that influences the roadmap.