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Software Engineer, Monetization

Character.AI· Technical Staff - Engineering
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Hybrid (Redwood City, CA)$150k - $300k + equityFull-timePosted 11mo ago

About the role

Role focused on building and optimizing monetization features (payments, subscriptions, in-app purchase flows) for Character.AI across mobile and web, collaborating with design, product, data science, and backend teams to drive revenue and enhance user experience.

Responsibilities

  • Build and optimize user-facing features across mobile and web that power payments, subscriptions, and in-app purchase flows.
  • Design and experiment with monetization surfaces, from virtual currency systems to premium upsells to advertising.
  • Partner closely with design and product to create delightful, performant, and trustworthy purchase experiences.
  • Collaborate with data science to define monetization success metrics, run experiments, and analyze outcomes.
  • Work with backends to design scalable, reliable systems for payments, entitlements, and transactions.
  • Maintain a high bar for UI/UX polish, performance, and privacy in sensitive user flows.
  • Help shape the company’s approach to monetization experimentation, including frameworks for A/B testing and iteration velocity.

Qualifications

  • Experience in consumer products with monetization, IAP, or subscription flows.
  • Deep understanding of Typescript, React, React Native, Tailwind, HTML, and modern front-end best practices.
  • Comfortable contributing to backend services, ideally with Python or Golang, especially for payments or commerce systems.
  • Demonstrated experience shipping user-facing features that drove measurable monetization or engagement outcomes.
  • Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, balancing iteration speed with quality and reliability.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills across engineering, product, design, and data.

Skills

Required:Monetization strategy and experimentsFrontend development
Nice to have:Backend development (payments/commerce)

Benefits

  • Top-notch health coverage for you & your family, with majority of the premium covered
  • 401(K) contribution
  • Paid leave - up to 20 weeks for new parents
  • 4 weeks of PTO
  • Daily in-office catering plus a monthly Doordash stipend
  • Monthly wellness stipend
Last updated Jul 15, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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