Software Engineer, Monetization Product & Platform

About the TeamThe Monetization team is a new cross-functional group working across engineering, product, research, and design to build the foundational systems that will help OpenAI scale access to intelligence responsibly. Our mission is to develop user-first, privacy-preserving monetization products—including next-generation ads experiences—that strengthen user trust, unlock economic opportunity, and support OpenAI’s long-term innovation.Monetization plays a critical role in enabling OpenAI to continue pushing the boundaries of AI capabilities while ensuring the benefits of AGI are broadly shared. We believe monetization must be aligned with user value, uphold rigorous privacy and safety standards, and sustain a healthy ecosystem of developers and businesses.This team operates in a greenfield environment and moves quickly through prototyping, experimentation, and iterative deployment. We partner closely with Product, Design, and Research to bring research breakthroughs into real-world systems at global scale.About the RoleWe’re looking for an experienced Software Engineer to help build the core monetization and ads systems at OpenAI. This is a foundational role responsible for designing and implementing the infrastructure, APIs, and user-facing experiences that will power OpenAI’s next-generation monetization products—including ads.You’ll work across the full technical stack to architect, build, and ship 0→1 systems that are robust, safe, and scalable. You will collaborate deeply with Product, Design, and Research to define the future of monetized AI experiences and ensure these systems meet OpenAI’s highest standards for safety, privacy, and policy alignment.In this role, you will:Design, build, and scale the core infrastructure behind OpenAI’s monetization and ads productsDevelop advertiser-facing APIs and tools that enable the creation, management, and measurement of adsBuild integrations with external partners and help create enterprise-grade monetization productsArchitect distributed systems and services that operate at massive scale with strong reliability, usability, privacy, and performance guaranteesWork closely with Product, Research, and Design to translate product requirements into high-quality technical solutionsDrive 0→1 product development through rapid prototyping, experimentation, and iterative deploymentContribute to technical strategy, propose new directions, and help shape the roadmap for monetization and ads platformsMaintain high engineering rigor through strong testing, documentation, and operational best practicesUphold the highest levels of safety, privacy, fairness, and policy compliance across all monetization systemsHelp continuously refine engineering processes, culture, and best practices within a fast-moving, multidisciplinary teamYou might thrive in this role if you:Have 7+ years of experience building high-scale consumer, enterprise, or ads-related systemsHave a track record of architecting and delivering complex distributed systems with high reliability and performance requirementsAre comfortable navigating ambiguous product spaces and contributing to technical roadmaps and long-term directionBring strong product intuition and enjoy collaborating deeply with Product, Design, and ResearchThrive in 0→1 environments where systems, architecture, and user experiences must be defined from scratchCommunicate clearly, think holistically, and make decisions rooted in both user needs and long-term sustainabilityAre motivated by building privacy-preserving, safe, and user-first monetization systemsBonus: Have experience in ads systems, marketplaces, or other monetization-heavy domainsLocationThis role is exclusively based in our San Francisco HQ. We offer relocation assistance to new employees.About OpenAIOpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems an ... (truncated, view full listing at source)