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Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Legal-NYC

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Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Legal-NYC is a still-open role at OpenAI on Jobrow. Location: Hybrid · New York City · New York · United States. Listed pay: $185k–$300k. Sourced from the company's public Ashby board. First seen 2 months ago; last confirmed 9 days ago. Apply on the employer ATS — Jobrow is not the employer.

Pay
$185k–$300k
Workplace
Hybrid
Location
New York City · New York · United States
First seen
2 months ago
Last seen
9 days ago
Board
Ashby
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About this role

ABOUT THE TEAM OpenAI’s Forward Deployed Engineering team partners with customers to turn research breakthroughs into production systems.

  • Function: Engineering
  • Seniority: mid

Location & pay

Hybrid · New York City · New York · United States Listed pay on Jobrow: $185k–$300k.

Source

Jobrow reads the public Ashby board for OpenAI. First seen 2 months ago; last seen 9 days ago. We are not the employer — apply only on the company ATS.

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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. Early engagements may focus on creating a “hero” workflow that shows how OpenAI’s models can support legal analysis, drafting, research, or real-time work with complex case records. You will own the technical work from discovery and proof of concept through production adoption, while translating customer workflows and constraints into clear product feedback. As the motion matures, you will turn successful deployments into repeatable patterns that can scale across larger accounts and the broader legal market. This role is based in San Francisco or New York City. We use a hybrid work model of three days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance. Travel up to 50% may be required. IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL - Embed with law firms and legal teams to understand their workflows, identify high-value opportunities, and select the right initial use cases to prove value. - Build full-stack systems that deliver customer value and sharpen how we learn - Embed closely with customer teams, understand their needs, and guide adoption of what you build - Make trade-offs between scope, speed, and quality; adjust plans to protect delivery - Contribute directly in the code when progress or clarity depends on it - Codify working patterns into tools, playbooks, or building blocks that others can use - Share field feedback that helps Research and Product understand where the models succeed and where they can improve YOU MIGHT THRIVE IN THIS ROLE IF YOU - Bring 5+ years of software engineering, ML engineering, or technical deployment experience with customer-facing ownership in financial services or adjacent regulated industries. - Have experience with legal technology, legal services, compliance-heavy workflows, or profes

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