Applied AI Architect, Government
OpenAI · Washington, DC
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Frontier labremotesenior$234k–$335k
At a glance
Highlights
- Partner with government agencies to turn frontier models into mission impact.
- Serve as senior technical owner guiding public-sector AI from discovery to impact.
- Shape AI strategy with agency leaders to drive secure, scalable adoption.
What they offer
- Equity
- Relocation assistance
Ideal candidate
A mission-driven technical strategist with deep public-sector fluency who thrives partnering with agency leaders to move AI from exploration to real-world impact, balancing executive vision with hands-on guidance.
Requirements
- Significant experience in customer-facing technical roles such as solutions architecture or technical account leadership
- Proven track record guiding complex organizations from evaluation through production adoption
- Experience working with government agencies, public institutions, or government contractors
- Strong software and cloud architecture foundations spanning data, integration, identity, security, and privacy
- Understanding of modern AI systems including frontier models, agentic applications, and evaluation
- Ability to prototype and explain tradeoffs using APIs, SDKs, and Python or JavaScript
- Expertise in a relevant public sector mission or customer segment
Lab profile
About OpenAI
Builds safe frontier AI models and products like ChatGPT for broad benefit.
What they build
- ChatGPT
- OpenAI API
- Frontier AI models
Known for
- Frontier-scale distributed ML training
- Massive GPU fleet and data center operations
- Exabyte-scale data lakes and streaming
- AI alignment and safety research
Key facts
- Operates one of the world's largest GPU fleets