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OpenAI

Manager, Forward Deployed Engineer - Tokyo

Tokyo · Engineering · AI

Company
Helps companies bring AI into real work and products through ChatGPT and its API.
Role
Manages the FDE team in Tokyo that leads difficult customer deployments.
Language
Fluent Japanese and English (bilingual)

What you will do

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Responsibilities

  • Lead and grow a team of forward deployed engineers working directly with customers.
  • Own both technical and business outcomes for high stakes, ambiguous customer projects end to end.
  • Turn field learnings into tools, playbooks, and input for the product roadmap.
  • Catch early warning signs of trouble and raise them quickly when needed.
  • Give direct, practical feedback to help team members grow.
  • Design how the team is staffed so it can grow without becoming harder to manage.

What you need

  • Eight or more years in engineering or technical delivery, with two or more years managing a customer facing engineering team.
  • A record of leading high pressure technical projects from early build to production.
  • Ability to write and review production grade code on both frontend and backend.
  • Fluency in both Japanese and English, enough to interview and work in either language.

Good to have

  • Skill at simplifying complex problems and making fast, sound calls under pressure.
  • Comfort moving quickly in uncertain, changing situations.
  • Ability to turn field experience into sharp feedback for product and research teams.
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