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Manager, Forward Deployed Engineer - Tokyo

OpenAI· Forward Deployed Engineering
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Hybrid (Tokyo, Japan)Full-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

OpenAI is seeking a Manager, Forward Deployed Engineer in Tokyo to lead a team delivering production systems with frontier models, drive end-to-end delivery outcomes, and translate field experience into actionable roadmap inputs and feedback for Product and Research.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and grow a team of FDE delivering production systems with frontier models
  • Own end-to-end delivery outcomes through clarity, speed, tight coordination, and technical quality
  • Codify what works into tools, playbooks, and roadmap inputs that create leverage for both OpenAI and our wider developer community
  • Notice early indicators and raise them with urgency, whether in product behavior, customer environments, or delivery practices
  • Use judgement to distinguish what requires action and what does not
  • Set a high bar for FDE performance and support each person’s growth through direct, actionable feedback
  • Define how we staff and support field teams that can scale without added complexity

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of engineering or technical delivery experience, including 2+ years managing high-performing FDE or customer-facing engineers
  • Led high-pressure technical projects from prototype to production
  • Write and review production-grade code across frontend and backend
  • Simplify complex work and make fast, sound decisions under pressure
  • Elevate team performance through clarity, not process
  • Operate with urgency in ambiguous or evolving environments
  • Translate field experience into sharp, actionable feedback for Product and Research
  • Build deep trust with your team by modeling calm, focus, and judgment when it matters most

Skills

Required:Engineering leadershipFrontend and Backend developmentStrategic communication with Product/Research

Benefits

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

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