Software Engineer, Monetization Delivery

Details

The Monetization team is a cross-functional group working across engineering, product, research, and design to build foundational systems that help OpenAI scale access to intelligence responsibly. Its mission is to develop user-first, privacy-preserving monetization products, including next-generation ads experiences, that strengthen user trust and support long-term innovation.

The team operates in a greenfield environment, moving quickly through prototyping, experimentation, and iterative deployment while partnering with Product, Design, and Research to bring research breakthroughs into real-world systems at global scale.

Responsibilities

• Design and build foundational backend and infrastructure powering monetization and ads systems.
• Architect large-scale distributed systems meeting strict requirements for reliability, privacy, security, and performance.
• Develop APIs, infrastructure services, and internal platforms supporting ads creation, delivery, measurement, and optimization.
• Work closely with Product, Research, and Design to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Drive 0-to-1 infrastructure development through rapid prototyping, experimentation, and iterative improvements.
• 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.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience building and operating large-scale distributed systems.
• Experience designing mission-critical systems with demanding reliability, performance, and correctness requirements.
• Systems-oriented thinking across architecture, data flows, operational concerns, observability, and long-term maintainability.
• Ability to define technical direction in ambiguous 0-to-1 environments.
• Experience working cross-functionally to shape product requirements and system capabilities.
• Clear communication, holistic reasoning, and decision-making grounded in user needs and long-term system health.
• Bonus: Experience with ads systems, marketplaces, AI/ML infrastructure, or other monetization-intensive domains.

Benefits

• Base salary range of $230,000–$385,000 per year, plus equity.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts.
• Pre-tax accounts for health, dependent care, and commuter expenses.
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match.
• Paid parental, medical, and caregiver leave.
• Paid time off, company holidays, office closures, and sick or safe time.
• Mental health and wellness support.
• Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage.
• Annual learning and development stipend.
• Daily office meals and eligible meal delivery credits.
• Relocation support for eligible employees.
• Additional benefits may include charitable donation matching and wellness stipends.

This role is exclusively based across OpenAI's San Francisco and Seattle sites. OpenAI is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.