OpenAI
AI
SoftwareEngineer,AdsManager
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“Software Engineer, Ads Manager at OpenAI. Skills: Ads Manager UI platform, Advertiser-facing APIs, Distributed systems architecture, 0→1 product development. Design Ads Manager UI platform. Build Ads Manager UI platform”
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
7+ years of experience building high-scale consumer, enterprise, marketplace, or ads-related systems, Track record of architecting and delivering complex distributed systems, APIs, or advertiser-facing platforms, Experience building in Python / FastAPI and TypeScript / React, Product intuition, Comfort navigating ambiguous product spaces, Ability to contribute to technical roadmaps and long-term direction, Ability to thrive in 0→1 environments, Clear communication, Holistic thinking, Decision making rooted in user needs and long-term sustainability, Motivation by building privacy-preserving, safe, and user-first monetization systems
Nice to Have
Experience with ads managers, Experience with campaign management systems, Experience with advertiser APIs, Experience with conversion APIs, Experience with pixels, Experience with measurement systems, Experience with marketplaces, Experience with enterprise ad-tech integrations
What You'll Do.
Design Ads Manager UI platform
Build Ads Manager UI platform
Scale Ads Manager UI platform
Develop advertiser-facing APIs
Develop advertiser-facing tools
Build conversion APIs
Build insights tooling
Build measurement tooling
Create self-serve workflows
Build enterprise-grade integrations
Architect distributed systems
Drive 0→1 product development
Contribute to technical strategy
Propose new directions
Maintain engineering rigor
Uphold policy compliance
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with Product; Partner with Design; Partner with Research; Partner with Go-To-Market teams; Collaborate with Product; Collaborate with Design; Collaborate with Research; Collaborate with external customers; Collaborate with Go-To-Market teams
Communication Scope
Communicate clearly
Full Job Description
About the Team The 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, advertisers, and businesses. This team operates in a greenfield environment and moves quickly through prototyping, experimentation, and iterative deployment. We partner closely with Product, Design, Research, and external customers to bring new monetization products into real-world systems at global scale. About the Role We’re looking for an experienced Software Engineer to help build Ads Manager, the UI platform advertisers use to create, manage, measure, and optimize ad campaigns across OpenAI’s ads ecosystem. This is a foundational role responsible for designing and implementing advertiser-facing products, APIs, tools, and services that connect external customers to OpenAI’s next-generation monetization products. You’ll work across the full technical stack to build intuitive self-serve workflows for small and mid-sized advertisers, as well as scalable APIs and integrations for large enterprise advertisers, agencies, and ad-tech partners who manage campaigns through their own buying platforms or intermediary systems. This includes building advertiser-facing APIs and tooling for campaign management, conversion APIs, pixels, measurement, and insights. You will collaborate deeply with Product, Design, Research, and Go-To
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