Solutions Engineer, Pre-Sales

OpenAI · San Francisco, CA · Go To Market

mid software engineering Solutions Engineer ic 3+ yrs Hybrid · Posted Aug 18, 2025
$156,600 – $220,500
USD per year

About this role

OpenAI is hiring a mid-level Solutions Engineer in the software engineering function based in San Francisco, CA (hybrid). The posting calls out experience with Python, JavaScript, LLMs, API Development and roughly 3+ years of relevant work. Compensation is listed at $156,600–$220,500 per year.

Role
Solutions Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
mid
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
San Francisco, CA
Work mode
Hybrid
Experience
3+ years
Department
Go To Market
Posted
Aug 18, 2025
AI Summary
Solutions Engineer partnering with enterprise customers to drive AI adoption through ChatGPT and OpenAI APIs. Delivers pre-sales technical expertise, builds demos, scopes use cases, and provides security/compliance guidance. Requires 3+ years technical pre-sales experience, Python/JavaScript proficiency, and generative AI/ML knowledge.
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Job description

from OpenAI careers

About the Team

The Technical Success team is responsible for ensuring the safe and effective deployment of ChatGPT and OpenAI API applications for developers and enterprises. We act as a trusted advisor and thought leader for our customers, ensuring developers and enterprises maximize value from our models and products. As a Solutions Engineer you’ll help our customers transform their business through solutions such as customer service, automated content generation, and novel applications that make use of our newest, most exciting models.

 

About the Role

We are seeking a solutions engineer to partner with our customers and ensure they achieve tangible business value from our models through ChatGPT and the OpenAI API. You will partner with senior business stakeholders to understand their pre-sales needs, guide their AI strategy, and identify the highest value use cases and applications. You will work with business and technical teams to demonstrate the value of our solutions and recommend architectural patterns to kickstart their implementation and development.

This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.

In this role, you will:

  • Deliver an exceptional pre-sales customer experience for prospects and customers by providing technical expertise, outlining the value proposition, and answering product, API, and LLM-related questions.

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