Forward Deployed Engineer - Seoul

The role

What we look for

Skills

Compensation & benefits

Interview process

1. 1
   Initial Recruiter Screening — 30-minute conversation with OpenAI recruiter to discuss your background, motivations for the role, and alignment with the Forward Deployed Engineering team. Opportunity to ask questions about the role, team structure, and expected impact.
2. 2
   Technical Depth Interview — 90-minute technical assessment with senior engineering team members covering system design, architecture decisions, and production engineering challenges. Expect discussion of past projects, technical trade-offs, and your approach to building scalable systems.
3. 3
   LLM and AI Systems Interview — 60-minute focused discussion on experience with large language models, generative AI deployments, and understanding of how model behavior affects production systems. Discussion of past AI/ML projects and familiarity with LLM APIs and integration patterns.
4. 4
   Customer-Facing and Communication Interview — 60-minute conversation with current or recent Forward Deployed Engineers or Product/GTM team members assessing customer communication skills, ability to simplify complexity, and cross-functional collaboration. Behavioral examples of managing ambiguous situations and stakeholder management.
5. 5
   Leadership and Decision-Making Interview — 60-minute discussion with team leadership assessing your approach to scope management, decision-making under uncertainty, and ability to maintain momentum. Focus on leadership style, how you handle pressure, and your philosophy on shipping quality systems.
6. 6
   Research and Vision Alignment — 30-minute conversation with Research or Product leadership to discuss OpenAI's research direction, your thoughts on AI safety and impact, and long-term vision alignment. Opportunity to discuss how production deployments inform research priorities.