Applied AI Engineer Government

AI research and deployment company building and deploying frontier AI products, including ChatGPT, Codex, and its API platform.

Recently funded151 current maintainers88 active leads20 new active leads99 lead step-downs12 early lead departures
San Francisco, United States
About OpenAI

OpenAI’s mission is to ensure artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. It consists of the nonprofit OpenAI Foundation and OpenAI Group, a public benefit corporation governed by the Foundation.

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About the Role

You will serve as a technical partner to government agencies and public institutions. You will identify high-value GenAI use cases, design architectures using the OpenAI API and related services, build prototypes, guide implementations into production, manage stakeholder relationships, and share deployment feedback and best practices.

Requirements

  • Active TS/SCI clearance
  • 7+ years of technical consulting or equivalent experience with public-sector customers
  • Experience leading GenAI or machine-learning implementations for government agencies
  • Knowledge of network, cloud, and on-premise architecture
  • Experience with Python, Go, or TypeScript
  • Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a technical lead and thought partner for public-sector customers
  • Identify high-value GenAI applications and build a backlog for customer AI roadmaps
  • Build prototypes and deliver strategic guidance to accelerate customer value
  • Manage customer and implementation-partner stakeholder relationships
  • Contribute to open-source developer and enterprise resources
  • Share best practices and publish notebooks to internal and external repositories
  • Deliver feedback to Product, Engineering, and Research teams

Benefits

  • Relocation support for new employees
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Health Savings Account contributions
  • Pre-tax health, dependent care, and commuter accounts
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
  • Paid parental, medical, and caregiver leave
  • Paid time off
  • Paid company holidays and office closures
  • Mental health and wellness support
  • Employer-paid life and disability coverage
  • Daily office meals and eligible meal-delivery credits
  • Charitable donation matching
  • Wellness stipends