OpenAI is looking to build foundational systems for its monetization and ads products to scale access to intelligence responsibly, strengthen user trust, unlock economic opportunity, and support long-term innovation.
Requirements
- Have 10+ years of experience building and operating large-scale distributed systems
- Have 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
- 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
- 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
- Build for safety, privacy, fairness, and policy alignment from first principles
Other
- This role is exclusively based in our San Francisco HQ.
- We offer relocation assistance to new employees.
- Work closely with Product, Research, and Design to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions
- 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
