Software Engineer, Monetization Infrastructure

OpenAI

3 months ago

San Francisco, CA, USA

Staff+

Base Salary

$230k - $385k/yr

Responsibilities

Design and build the foundational backend and infrastructure for monetization and ads systems.
Architect large-scale distributed systems with strict reliability, privacy, security, and performance requirements.
Develop APIs and infrastructure services that support ads creation, delivery, measurement, and optimization.
Collaborate with Product, Research, and Design to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions.
Drive 0→1 infrastructure development through rapid prototyping and experimentation.
Contribute to the long-term technical strategy and roadmap for the monetization infrastructure stack.
Ensure high engineering rigor through testing, documentation, observability, and operational best practices.
Build for safety, privacy, fairness, and policy alignment from first principles.
Collaborate across engineering organizations to ensure the infrastructure layer is flexible, performant, and resilient.

10+ years of experience building and operating large-scale distributed systems.
Experience designing mission-critical systems with demanding reliability and performance requirements.
Ability to think in systems, including architecture, data flows, and operational concerns.
Comfortable defining technical direction in ambiguous 0→1 environments.
Enjoy working cross-functionally to shape product requirements and system capabilities.
Clear communication skills and holistic reasoning grounded in user needs.
Bonus: Experience in ads systems, marketplaces, AI/ML infrastructure, or monetization-intensive domains.