Full Stack Staff & Software Engineer, Consumer Monetization
About this role
Scaling consumer monetization requires robust purchasing platforms that reliably handle payments, subscriptions, and billing without disrupting user acquisition. OpenAI needs an experienced technical lead to architect end-to-end checkout flows, shape product APIs, and establish reusable monetization capabilities across multiple product lines.
Working alongside product, design, growth, and data science teams, the incoming engineer will transform ambiguous goals into concrete technical roadmaps. Daily responsibilities include driving experimentation to boost conversion rates, writing production code across the stack, and mentoring peers to elevate team-wide architectural standards.
Ideal candidates bring a track record of technical ownership at the staff level, combining deep web application expertise with sharp product intuition. Someone who enjoys balancing fast delivery with long-term system maintainability will find ample opportunity to make a tangible impact here.
What you will do
- Architect and deliver end-to-end purchasing experiences that integrate frontend interfaces with underlying product APIs and backend services.
- Drive checkout conversion, performance, and reliability improvements through systematic experimentation and product data analysis.
- Build shared checkout modules and monetization frameworks to support new pricing tiers, offers, and distribution channels.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, designers, growth specialists, and data scientists to define and evaluate feature rollouts.
- Take charge of major engineering initiatives from initial exploration and prototyping through production launch and maintenance.
- Guide frontend and API architecture decisions to ensure code reusability and maintainability across various product teams.
- Provide technical mentorship and hands-on coding leadership to foster broader engineering ownership.
What you need
- Demonstrated technical ownership and architectural leadership at the staff level or higher.
- Extensive background in developing complex web applications alongside the backend APIs supporting them.
- Proven experience taking customer-facing features from ambiguous concepts into production environments.
- Solid understanding of how frontend latency, performance, and interaction design influence business outcomes.
- Strong product instincts backed by practical experience with A/B testing and experimentation.
- Ability to communicate clearly across functions and drive initiatives forward independently.
Nice to have
- Experience in e-commerce, growth, checkout, subscriptions, offers, or monetization
- Direct payments experience
Benefits
- Offers Equity
Questions candidates ask
Where is this role located and what is the remote policy?
This role is based in San Francisco, with three days per week in the office.
What is the salary range for this position?
The salary range for this role is $266K – $445K, and it includes offers of equity.
What kind of teams will I be collaborating with?
You will partner closely with Product, Design, Growth, Data Science, and engineering teams across OpenAI to make purchasing effective and reliable.
What level of experience is required for this role?
We are looking for experienced staff-plus full-grade engineers who have demonstrated technical ownership at the staff level or beyond.