Software Engineer, Monetization Product & Platform

OpenAI

about 2 months ago

San Francisco, CA, USA

Senior / Staff+

Base Salary

$230k - $385k/yr

Responsibilities

Design, build, and scale the core infrastructure for monetization and ads products.
Develop advertiser-facing APIs and tools for ad creation and management.
Build integrations with external partners for enterprise-grade monetization products.
Architect distributed systems that ensure reliability, usability, and performance.
Collaborate with Product, Research, and Design to translate requirements into technical solutions.
Drive product development through rapid prototyping and iterative deployment.
Contribute to technical strategy and shape the roadmap for monetization platforms.
Maintain high engineering standards through testing and documentation.
Uphold safety, privacy, fairness, and policy compliance across monetization systems.
Refine engineering processes and culture within a multidisciplinary team.

7+ years of experience in building high-scale consumer or enterprise systems.
Proven track record of architecting complex distributed systems.
Ability to navigate ambiguous product spaces and contribute to technical roadmaps.
Strong product intuition and collaborative skills with cross-functional teams.
Experience in 0→1 environments where systems and user experiences are defined from scratch.
Clear communication skills and holistic decision-making rooted in user needs.
Motivated by building privacy-preserving and user-first monetization systems.
Bonus: Experience in ads systems, marketplaces, or monetization-heavy domains.