OpenAI is looking to develop user-first, privacy-preserving monetization products, including next-generation ads experiences, to strengthen user trust, unlock economic opportunity, and support long-term innovation, while ensuring the benefits of AGI are broadly shared.
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
- Are comfortable defining technical direction in ambiguous 0→1 environments
- Enjoy working cross-functionally to shape product requirements and system capabilities
- Communicate clearly, reason holistically, and make decisions grounded in user needs and long-term system health
- Bonus: Experience in ads systems, marketplaces, AI/ML infra, or other monetization-intensive domains
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
- Contribute to the long-term technical strategy and roadmap for the monetization infra stack
- Ensure high engineering rigor through excellent testing, documentation, observability, and operational best practices
Other
- Relocation assistance to new employees
- Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable law
- Equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic
- Committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities
- Must be based in San Francisco HQ
