Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Tokyo
OpenAIJapan
Posted November 12, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity.
Job Description
OpenAI's Forward Deployed Engineering team is looking for a customer-focused software engineer to build effective custom software that leverages OpenAI's APIs to solve real customer problems. The role involves working with customers and OpenAI engineers to design and implement scalable solutions, collaborating with Sales, Solutions Engineering, and Customer Success Managers, and providing insightful customer feedback.
Requirements
- 7+ years of professional full stack engineering experience (excluding internships)
- Experience with relational databases like Postgres/MySQL
- Bias for action and willingness to work iteratively with customers
Benefits
- Relocation assistance
- Generous paid time off