Overview
OpenAI is hiring an Applied AI Engineer in India to work directly with enterprise customers on designing, building, evaluating and deploying production AI systems. The role combines hands-on engineering, technical architecture, customer leadership and operational readiness across reliability, safety, security and governance.
Full job description
The official posting states that the role may be based in Delhi, Mumbai or Bangalore under a hybrid model of three office days per week. Responsibilities include translating customer opportunities into technical architectures and implementation plans, building prototypes and evaluation systems, resolving integrations, and helping teams move from prototypes to reliable production deployments. OpenAI also states that relocation assistance is offered to new employees. No salary or application closing date is stated on the official posting.
Requirements & qualifications
OpenAI seeks candidates with a demonstrated record of designing, building and delivering AI or machine-learning systems in enterprise environments, substantial hands-on contributions in code or architecture, strong Python skills, experience evaluating AI systems, and familiarity with production requirements such as reliability, observability, security, privacy, governance, performance and cost.
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