Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Gov is open at OpenAI in Washington, DC (hybrid). The posting gives a salary of $146K - $280K. Posted on Sep 3, 2025, and still on OpenAI’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Forward Deployed Software Engineers (FDSEs) lead complex deployments of frontier models in production. You will embed with our most strategic government and public sector customers—where model performance matters, delivery is urgent, and ambiguity is the default. You’ll map their problems, structure delivery, and ship fast. This includes scoping, sequencing, and building full-stack solutions that create measurable…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on OpenAI’s careers page.
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