Software Engineer, Monetization Delivery

OpenAI
San Francisco
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 255,000 - 405,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 10+ yearsSkills: ["Systems design","Communication","Problem-solving","Documentation","Observability","Testing","Security","Privacy"]

Experienced Software Engineer to design and build the core infrastructure behind OpenAI’s monetization and ads systems. Architect large-scale distributed backend services with a focus on reliability, privacy, security, and performance, collaborating with product, research, and design to enable scalable monetized AI experiences across San Francisco and Seattle sites.

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Software Engineer, Monetization Delivery

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Job Summary

Experienced Software Engineer to design and build the core infrastructure behind OpenAI’s monetization and ads systems. Architect large-scale distributed backend services with a focus on reliability, privacy, security, and performance, collaborating with product, research, and design to enable scalable monetized AI experiences across San Francisco and Seattle sites.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

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

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 255,000 - 405,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years of experience building and operating large-scale distributed systems
  • •experience designing mission-critical systems with demanding reliability, performance, and correctness requirements
  • •think in systems—architecture, data flows, operational concerns, observability, and long-term maintainability
  • •comfortable defining technical direction in ambiguous 0→1 environments
  • •bonus: experience in ads systems, marketplaces, AI/ML infra, or other monetization-intensive domains
Experience:10+ yearsMonetizationAdvertisingDistributed systemsAi infrastructure
Skills:Systems designCommunicationProblem-solvingDocumentationObservabilityTestingSecurityPrivacy

Company Brief

OpenAI
Develops and deploys advanced generative AI models (including ChatGPT and DALL·E) and AI infrastructure, providing APIs and consumer products to accelerate safe AGI for broad benefit.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2015
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