# What FDE means at OpenAI

> **Publication**: aitalky (Independent AI Journalism)
> **Canonical Citation URL**: https://aitalky.vercel.app/news/what-fde-means-at-openai
> **Original Source**: [OpenAI News](https://openai.com/index/forward-deployed-engineering-means)
> **Author**: OpenAI News Staff (undefined)
> **Published Date**: Thursday, October 22, 2026
> **Category**: PRODUCTS
> **Tags**: AI, OpenAI News, products

## Executive Summary
What forward deployed engineering means at OpenAI



## Full Coverage
What we do, how we work, and how we solve enterprise's toughest problems to deliver real impact. By: Colin Jarvis, Head of Forward Deployed Engineering at OpenAI

(opens in a new window) Loading… Share Start with the outcome Start with the outcome Make success repeatable Close the intelligence gaps as they appear Go find the harder problem Start with the outcome Make success repeatable Close the intelligence gaps as they appear Go find the harder problem When Codex came out, someone on the team asked me, "What do we do when Codex can just one-shot the use cases we spent the last few months building?"

That question gets to the heart of what FDE means at OpenAI. We work alongside customers to understand their hardest problems and build solutions they can depend on. What we learn helps shape our products and gives Research concrete problems to solve

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