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Applied AI Engineer, API Platform, Digital Natives

OpenAI· Go To Market
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Hybrid (San Francisco), Hybrid (Seattle)$251k - $278kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Applied AI Engineer role focused on deploying generative AI applications for developers and enterprises within the Digital Native segment, partnering with customer teams to prototype, evaluate, and scale frontier AI capabilities and provide strategic technical guidance.

Responsibilities

  • Deeply embed with sophisticated platform customers as their technical thought partner in ideating and building novel applications on our API
  • Forge relationships with CTOs and AI product/engineering leaders to ensure deployment at scale
  • Proactively guide customers to maximize business impact and accelerate time to value
  • Build targeted prototypes, pilots, and model evaluations with customer teams to test product ideas and inform roadmaps
  • Collaborate with Product and Research to validate frontier AI capabilities in customer environments and provide feedback for OpenAI roadmap
  • Scale the Applied AI Engineer function by sharing knowledge and publishing best practices
  • Evaluate emerging model capabilities, developer tools, and implementation patterns and translate into practical recommendations for customer applications
  • Work with customer teams through on-site workshops and implementation sessions, including occasional travel

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of deep, hands-on technical experience and experience working with customers
  • Track record of leading complex, production-scale AI/ML systems from discovery through deployment, adoption, and business impact
  • Passionate about frontier AI trends, agent architectures, prompt/context engineering, evaluation frameworks, safety and security
  • Proficiency in Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, or similar languages; comfortable building production-quality prototypes
  • Strong technical judgment and ability to work with incomplete information and mobilize specialists
  • Humility and empathy, willingness to help others
  • Ability to handle high workload, prioritize, and manage multiple projects in dynamic environments
  • Experience working with customers and traveling for on-site engagements

Skills

Required:Deep technical leadershipCustomer engagement and leadershipPrototyping and evaluation

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
  • Pre-tax Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter accounts
  • 401(k) with employer match
  • Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents, 20 weeks for non-birth parents) plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
  • Paid time off and flexible PTO
  • 13+ paid company holidays and additional paid office closures
  • Paid sick or safe time
  • Mental health and wellness support
  • Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
  • Annual learning and development stipend
  • Daily meals in offices and meal delivery credits
  • Relocation assistance for eligible employees
  • Additional fringe benefits (e.g., charitable donation matching, wellness stipends)
Last updated Oct 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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