Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Legal-SF
OpenAIAIForward Deployed Engineering
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OpenAI posted this Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Legal-SF role in New York City today, 27 August 2026. fable12 indexed it directly from OpenAI's Ashby board.
What OpenAI says about it
ABOUT THE TEAM OpenAI’s Forward Deployed Engineering team partners with customers to turn research breakthroughs into production systems. We embed deeply with users to solve high-leverage problems. We move quickly from prototype to deployment and surface patterns that shape the platform. We operate at the intersection of customer delivery and core development. We work closely with Product, Research, and Go-To-Market (GTM). ABOUT THE ROLE We are hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to build and deploy AI systems for legal work. You will embed deeply with customers—often working closely with senior legal practitioners—to identify the right first use case, rapidly prototype a solution, and prove measurable value.
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Details
- Location
- New York City
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Employment
- Full time
- Team
- Forward Deployed Engineering
- Pay
- $162,000 – $280,000 a yearAs published by OpenAI. Not converted, not annualised.
- Source
- OpenAI’s Ashby boardLast seen 27 August 2026
