OpenAI•24 days ago
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Legal
Recruiter Fit Breakdown & Candid Summary
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OpenAI is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to lead high-leverage legal AI deployments in New York City.
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The role requires 5+ years of software engineering, ML engineering, or technical deployment experience, ideally within regulated or legal industries.
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Candidates should possess strong full-stack capabilities, production experience with LLMs or generative models, and the ability to work closely with executive and legal stakeholders.
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Engineers who prefer isolated coding away from customers or lack experience in high-stakes environments should not apply.
Role Responsibilities
- 1Embed with law firms and legal teams to understand workflows and identify high-value use cases.
- 2Build full-stack systems that deliver customer value and drive adoption.
- 3Make trade-offs between scope, speed, and quality to protect delivery timelines.
- 4Contribute directly to production-grade code across backend and frontend systems.
- 5Codify working patterns into tools, playbooks, or building blocks for scalable use.
- 6Share field feedback with Research and Product teams to improve model capabilities.
Skills Matrix
Must-Have Skills
Software Engineering(SWE)
Python
JavaScript(JS)
LLM Deployment(Large Language Models)
Customer-facing Technical Ownership
Nice-to-Have Skills
Legal Technology(LegalTech)
Compliance-heavy Workflows
Financial Services Experience
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