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Applied AI Engineer, Government

OpenAI· OpenAI for Gov
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Hybrid (Washington, DC)$211k - $302k + bonusFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Role focused on partnering with public sector customers to strategize, prototype, and productionize GenAI solutions, embedding with government clients to drive value using OpenAI API and related technologies.

Responsibilities

  • Deeply embed with our most sophisticated public sector customers as the technical lead, serving as their technical thought partner to ideate and build novel applications on our API and other OpenAI foundational technologies like Codex.
  • Work with senior customer stakeholders to identify the best applications of GenAI in their industry and to build/qualify a comprehensive backlog to support their AI roadmap.
  • Intervene directly to accelerate customer time to value through building hands-on prototypes and/or by delivering impactful strategic guidance, often in collaboration with systems integrators and implementation partners.
  • Forge and manage relationships with our customers’ and implementation partners’ leadership and stakeholders to ensure the successful deployment and scale of their applications.
  • Contribute to our open-source developer and enterprise resources.
  • Scale the Deployment Engineering function through sharing knowledge, codifying best practices, and publishing notebooks to our internal and external repositories.
  • Validate, synthesize, and deliver high-signal feedback to the Product, Engineering, and Research teams.

Qualifications

  • Hold an active TS/SCI clearance
  • 7+ years of technical consulting (or equivalent) experience with public sector customers (U.S. federal preferred), bridging technical teams and senior stakeholders.
  • Have successfully led GenAI or traditional ML implementations for government agencies in close collaboration with systems integrators and implementation partners.
  • Understand network and cloud architecture, including experience with on-premise deployments.
  • Are an effective and polished communicator who can translate business and technical topics to all audiences.
  • Have industry experience in programming languages like Python, Go, or Typescript.

Skills

Required:GenAI application developmentOpenAI APISystems integrationCloud and on-premise architecturesProgramming (Python, Go, Typescript)

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
  • Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
  • Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
  • Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
  • 13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus 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 our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
  • Relocation support for eligible employees
  • Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends
Last updated Oct 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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