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Software Engineer, Ads Manager

OpenAI· Applied AI
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Hybrid (Seattle)$230k - $385k + equityFull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Experienced Software Engineer to build Ads Manager UI platform and advertiser-facing APIs/tools across OpenAI’s ads ecosystem, focusing on scalable, privacy-preserving monetization products.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and scale Ads Manager, the core UI platform for advertisers to create, manage, measure, and optimize campaigns.
  • Develop advertiser-facing APIs and tools that enable programmatic campaign creation, management, targeting, delivery, measurement, and optimization.
  • Build conversion APIs, pixels, insights, and measurement tooling that help advertisers understand and improve campaign performance.
  • Create self-serve workflows that help small and mid-sized advertisers launch and optimize campaigns with clarity and confidence.
  • Build enterprise-grade integrations for large advertisers, agencies, and external ad-tech platforms that manage and serve campaigns at scale.
  • Architect distributed systems and services with strong reliability, usability, privacy, and performance guarantees.
  • Partner closely with Product, Design, Research, and Go-To-Market teams to translate advertiser needs into high-quality technical solutions.
  • Drive 0→1 product development through rapid prototyping, experimentation, and iterative deployment.
  • Contribute to technical strategy, propose new directions, and help shape the roadmap for OpenAI’s advertiser platform.
  • Maintain high engineering rigor through strong testing, documentation, observability, and operational best practices.
  • Uphold the highest levels of safety, privacy, fairness, and policy compliance across all advertiser-facing systems.

Qualifications

  • Have 7+ years of experience building high-scale consumer, enterprise, marketplace, or ads-related systems.
  • Have a track record of architecting and delivering complex distributed systems, APIs, or advertiser-facing platforms.
  • Have experience building in Python / FastAPI and TypeScript / React.
  • Are excited by building both intuitive UI workflows and robust backend systems for external customers.
  • Have strong product intuition and enjoy translating advertiser needs into clear, reliable, and scalable product experiences.
  • Are comfortable navigating ambiguous product spaces and contributing to technical roadmaps and long-term direction.
  • Thrive in 0→1 environments where systems, architecture, and user experiences must be defined from scratch.
  • Communicate clearly, think holistically, and make decisions rooted in both user needs and long-term sustainability.
  • Are motivated by building privacy-preserving, safe, and user-first monetization systems.
  • Bonus: Have experience with ads managers, campaign management systems, advertiser APIs, conversion APIs, pixels, measurement systems, marketplaces, or enterprise ad-tech integrations.

Skills

Required:Experience with high-scale ads-related systemsDistributed systems architecturePython / FastAPITypeScript / Reactadvertiser-facing APIs and toolingPrivacy & safety compliance

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
  • Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
  • Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
  • Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
  • 13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time
  • Mental health and wellness support
  • Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
  • Annual learning and development stipend
  • Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
  • Relocation support for eligible employees
  • Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends
Last updated Sep 3, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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