About the job
About Our Team
Join the innovative Monetization team at OpenAI, a dynamic cross-functional group dedicated to revolutionizing how we responsibly scale access to advanced intelligence. Our mission is to craft user-centric, privacy-focused monetization products, including cutting-edge advertising experiences that enhance user trust, create economic opportunities, and drive OpenAI’s long-term innovation.
The Monetization team is pivotal in empowering OpenAI to extend the frontiers of AI capabilities while ensuring the advantages of AGI are equitably distributed. We are committed to aligning monetization with user value, maintaining stringent privacy and safety standards, and fostering a thriving ecosystem for developers and businesses.
Operating in a greenfield environment, our team rapidly navigates through prototyping, experimentation, and iterative deployment. We collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Research to translate groundbreaking research into scalable real-world systems.
About the Role
We are seeking a seasoned Software Engineer to play a crucial role in constructing the foundational infrastructure for OpenAI’s monetization and advertising systems. In this pivotal position, you will design and implement distributed systems that underpin our monetization stack, with a strong focus on reliability, performance, privacy, and large-scale operations.
Your expertise will span backend, systems, and platform layers, where you will develop and implement 0→1 infrastructure, working in tandem with Product, Design, and Research to shape the future of monetized AI experiences. Your contributions will empower both internal and external teams to leverage secure, scalable, and robust monetization frameworks.
This position is exclusively available at our San Francisco and Seattle locations, and we provide relocation assistance for new hires.
Your Responsibilities:
- Design and construct the foundational backend and infrastructure for OpenAI’s monetization and advertising systems.
- Architect large-scale distributed systems that adhere to rigorous requirements for reliability, privacy, security, and performance.
- Develop APIs, infrastructure services, and internal platforms to facilitate ad creation, delivery, measurement, and optimization.
- Collaborate closely with Product, Research, and Design teams to convert requirements into scalable technical solutions.
- Lead the development of 0→1 infrastructure through rapid prototyping, experimentation, and iterative enhancements.
- Engage in continuous improvement processes, driving innovation in monetization technology.

