Mobile / Full Stack Staff & Software Engineer, Consumer Monetization
San Francisco · Full-time · Hybrid · Posted Sep 24, 2026
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Location
- San Francisco
About OpenAI
- OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.
- We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.
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About the role
- OpenAI is seeking experienced Staff+ engineers with deep iOS or Android expertise and demonstrated experience contributing beyond mobile to frontend web or backend development.
- You will shape and build purchasing and subscription experiences across mobile applications, web, and supporting product APIs.
- Approximately 50% of the work will initially be native mobile development, with the remainder across web and product APIs.
Responsibilities
- Architect and build purchasing and subscription experiences across native mobile, mobile web, and supporting product APIs.
- Partner with Product, Design, and Growth to identify customer needs, prioritize improvements, and shape technical direction for purchasing experiences.
- Improve conversion, performance, and reliability through experimentation, product analytics, and customer insights.
- Develop reusable purchasing components and capabilities that help teams launch and monetize new products.
- Collaborate with engineering and cross-functional partners to deliver reliable purchasing experiences and support product launches.
- Lead initiatives from exploration and technical design through implementation, launch, and ongoing operation.
- Set engineering standards and provide technical leadership through hands-on development, design reviews, and mentorship.
Requirements
- Demonstrated technical ownership at Staff level or beyond, shaping architecture and delivering substantial initiatives across teams.
- Deep expertise in iOS or Android and a track record of shipping and operating production mobile applications.
- Professional experience contributing to frontend web or backend development and working across platforms.
Workplace
- Three days per week in the office
Skills
- iOS
- Android
- Mobile Development
- Frontend Web
- Backend Development
- APIs
