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Applied AI Engineer, Government

About the TeamThe mission of the Applied AI Engineering team is to enable the secure and impactful implementation of GenAI solutions. We serve as technical thought partners and trusted advisors to our clients, ideating high-value use cases

Company

OpenAI

Location

Washington, DC

Status

Open

Posted

2026-09-08T16:59:01.596+00:00

Applied AI Engineer on OpenAI's Applied AI Engineering team, embedded in the Government group in Washington, DC (hybrid). The role is a technical lead for federal, state and local agencies: identifying high-value GenAI use cases, writing hands-on prototypes on the OpenAI API and Codex, designing architectures, and working with systems integrators to move projects into production. The posting asks for 7+ years of technical consulting with public sector customers, Python, Go or TypeScript, plus network, cloud and on-premise deployment knowledge. Distinctive: open-source contributions and relocation support.