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Forward Deployed Engineer - Tokyo

OpenAI· Forward Deployed Engineering
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Hybrid (Tokyo, Japan)Full-timePosted 11mo ago

About the role

Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) lead complex end-to-end deployments of frontier models in production alongside strategic customers, owning discovery, system design, build, and production rollout while collaborating with multiple OpenAI teams. Position based in Tokyo with hybrid work, travel within Japan, and relocation assistance.

Responsibilities

  • 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 it
  • Codify working patterns into tools, playbooks, or building blocks that others can use
  • Share field feedback that helps Research and Product understand where the models succeed and where they can improve
  • Keep teams moving through clarity and follow-through

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of engineering or technical deployment experience that includes customer-facing work
  • 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
  • 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

Skills

Required:Engineering/Deployment experienceFrontend and Backend developmentLLM/generative model systems

Benefits

  • Relocation assistance to new employees
  • Hybrid work model (3 days in the office per week)
  • Travel within Japan expected
Last updated Jul 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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