Forward Deployed Engineer - Munich

About the teamOpenAI’s Forward Deployed Engineering team partners with customers to turn research breakthroughs into production systems. We operate at the intersection of customer delivery and core platform development.About the roleForward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) lead complex end-to-end deployments of frontier models in production alongside our most strategic customers. You will own discovery, technical scoping, system design, build, and production rollout, partnering directly with customer engineering and domain teams.You will measure success through production adoption, measurable workflow impact, and eval-driven feedback that changes product and model roadmaps. You’ll work closely with our Product, Research, Partnerships, GRC, Security, and GTM teams.This role is based in Munich. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week. We offer relocation assistance. Travel up to 50% is required.In this role you willOwn technical delivery across multiple deployments from first prototype to stable productionBuild full-stack systems that deliver customer value and sharpen how we learnEmbed closely with customer teams, understand their needs, and guide adoption of what you buildScope work, sequence delivery, and remove blockers earlyMake trade-offs between scope, speed, and quality; adjust plans to protect deliveryContribute directly in the code when progress or clarity depends on itCodify working patterns into tools, playbooks, or building blocks that others can useShare field feedback that helps Research and Product understand where the models succeed and where they can improveKeep teams moving through clarity and follow-throughYou might thrive in this role if youBring 5+ years of engineering or technical deployment experience that includes customer-facing workHave scoped and delivered complex systems in fast-moving or ambiguous environmentsWrite and review production-grade code across frontend and backend using Python, JavaScript, or comparable stacksHave