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Applied AI Engineer, API Platform, Digital Natives

OpenAI· Go To Market
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Hybrid (New York City)$251k - $278k + equityFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Applied AI Engineer role focused on safe and effective deployment of generative AI applications for API customers, partnering with product/engineering teams to turn frontier model capabilities into features and scalable solutions for enterprise customers.

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 successful deployment at scale.
  • Provide guidance to 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 teams to validate frontier AI capabilities in customer environments and provide feedback to OpenAI roadmap.
  • Scale the Applied AI Engineer function by sharing knowledge and publishing best practices to internal and external repositories.
  • Evaluate emerging model capabilities and implementation patterns, translating relevant advances into practical recommendations for customer applications.
  • Work with customer teams through on-site workshops and implementation sessions (occasional travel).

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of deep, hands-on technical experience and an eagerness to work closely with customers.
  • Track record of leading complex, production-scale AI/ML systems from discovery through production deployment and measurable business impact.
  • Passion for staying at the forefront of AI trends, including agent architectures, prompt/context engineering, evaluation frameworks, safety, and security.
  • Proficiency in Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, or similar languages; ability to build production-quality prototypes and reference implementations.
  • Strong technical judgment and ability to decide when to dive deep vs mobilize specialists, with clear recommendations under incomplete information.
  • Collaborative, empathetic mindset with humility and willingness to help others.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects with high ownership and prioritization in a dynamic environment.

Skills

Required:Deep customer engagement and technical leadershipProduction-scale AI/ML systemsProgramming in Python/JavaScript/TypeScript

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) retirement plan with employer match
  • Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents, 20 weeks for non-birthing parents) plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
  • Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt
  • 13+ paid company holidays and paid office closures, plus paid sick time as required by law
  • 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 taxable fringe benefits (e.g., charitable donation matching, wellness stipends)
Last updated Oct 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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