OpenAI
Software Engineer, Strategic Deployment
OpenAI, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
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The Strategic Deployment team makes frontier models more capable, reliable, and aligned to transform high-impact domains. We deploy models in real-world, high-stakes settings to drive AI-driven transformation and elicit insights—training data, evaluation methods, and techniques—to shape frontier model development. We also leverage these learnings to build the science and engineering of impactful frontier model deployment. Put differently, we want to understand: if AGI is viewed as AI being able to majorly transform our economy, how close are we to AGI? What’s still missing? How do we bridge these gaps? About The Role
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Software Engineer on the effort in the Strategic Deployment team , you will help OpenAI identify real-world domains ripe for transformation through frontier AI capabilities. You’ll act as a hands-on builder, partnering with subject matter experts to understand the key aspects of a given domain, pinpoint the most critical tasks, and develop technical proofs-of-concept that build conviction for OpenAI’s strategic engagements. We’re looking for people who combine a strong engineering background with an entrepreneurial mindset—engineers who can thrive in ambiguity, quickly iterate toward the signal, and adapt their approach as new insights emerge. You should be deeply curious about where AI can (and can’t yet) have impact, and excited to push the boundaries of what’s possible. This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees. In This Role, You Will
Drive prototyping sprints into specific domains in collaboration with domain experts. Translate real-world tasks into tractable engineering problems and develop proof-of-concept solutions. Deliver working demos, run in-the-wild evaluations, and distill insights into actionable guidance for OpenAI’s research and deployment teams. You Might Thrive In This Role If You
Care about real-world impact of AI. Are excited to drive how frontier models are developed and deployed. Have hands-on experience in engineering systems. Are excited by startup-style ambiguity and enjoy working across disciplines to drive a project from zero to one. Enjoy working in open-ended problem spaces and high-feedback environments. Are a curious, adaptable generalist who enjoys learning fast, asking deep questions, and solving open-ended problems. About OpenAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of AI capabilities and seek to safely deploy them through our products, with safety and human needs at the core. We strive to include the many perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other legally protected characteristics. For more information, see OpenAI’s Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including local fair chance laws. We may request reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. OpenAI Global Applicant Privacy Policy.
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Join to apply for the
Software Engineer, Strategic Deployment
role at
OpenAI . About The Team
The Strategic Deployment team makes frontier models more capable, reliable, and aligned to transform high-impact domains. We deploy models in real-world, high-stakes settings to drive AI-driven transformation and elicit insights—training data, evaluation methods, and techniques—to shape frontier model development. We also leverage these learnings to build the science and engineering of impactful frontier model deployment. Put differently, we want to understand: if AGI is viewed as AI being able to majorly transform our economy, how close are we to AGI? What’s still missing? How do we bridge these gaps? About The Role
As a
Software Engineer on the effort in the Strategic Deployment team , you will help OpenAI identify real-world domains ripe for transformation through frontier AI capabilities. You’ll act as a hands-on builder, partnering with subject matter experts to understand the key aspects of a given domain, pinpoint the most critical tasks, and develop technical proofs-of-concept that build conviction for OpenAI’s strategic engagements. We’re looking for people who combine a strong engineering background with an entrepreneurial mindset—engineers who can thrive in ambiguity, quickly iterate toward the signal, and adapt their approach as new insights emerge. You should be deeply curious about where AI can (and can’t yet) have impact, and excited to push the boundaries of what’s possible. This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees. In This Role, You Will
Drive prototyping sprints into specific domains in collaboration with domain experts. Translate real-world tasks into tractable engineering problems and develop proof-of-concept solutions. Deliver working demos, run in-the-wild evaluations, and distill insights into actionable guidance for OpenAI’s research and deployment teams. You Might Thrive In This Role If You
Care about real-world impact of AI. Are excited to drive how frontier models are developed and deployed. Have hands-on experience in engineering systems. Are excited by startup-style ambiguity and enjoy working across disciplines to drive a project from zero to one. Enjoy working in open-ended problem spaces and high-feedback environments. Are a curious, adaptable generalist who enjoys learning fast, asking deep questions, and solving open-ended problems. About OpenAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of AI capabilities and seek to safely deploy them through our products, with safety and human needs at the core. We strive to include the many perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other legally protected characteristics. For more information, see OpenAI’s Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including local fair chance laws. We may request reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. OpenAI Global Applicant Privacy Policy.
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