OpenAI

Software Engineer, Financial Engineering

OpenAI • $150K — $180K *
San Francisco, CA 94112In-Person
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum 5 years of professional software engineering experience.
  • Experience in payments, billing, or monetization is preferred.
  • Strong engagement skills with non-engineering partners.
  • A keen desire for continuous learning and knowledge sharing.
  • Proven ability to develop and redevelop production systems effectively.
  • Commitment to creating an exceptional user experience.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.

Responsibilities

  • Architect and build next-gen billing and monetization systems.
  • Develop comprehensive billing integrations for ChatGPT and API users.
  • Design a scalable billing platform for subscription and usage-based models.
  • Construct tools to integrate billing data into internal workflows.
  • Collaborate with Product, Data, Finance, and Go-To-Market teams.
  • Engage with diverse stakeholders and fellow engineers.
  • Ensure enterprise readiness and flexibility of the billing system.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on innovative projects at the forefront of AI and technology.
  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams.
  • Ability to influence product direction and user experience.
  • Engagement with diverse stakeholders beyond engineering disciplines.
Full Job Description
In this role, you will:
  • Have 5+ years of professional software engineering experience building and operating production backend, platform, or distributed systems.
  • Have strong fundamentals in API design, data modeling, storage systems, transactional workflows, and event-driven architecture.
  • Have experience building systems where correctness, reliability, observability, security, or data integrity are especially important.
  • Are comfortable owning ambiguous, business-critical problems from initial definition through launch and long-term operation.
  • Bring a product-oriented mindset and care about creating simple, trustworthy experiences for both external customers and internal users.
  • Communicate clearly with technical and non-technical partners and enjoy working closely with Product, Finance, Accounting, Operations, Data, and Go-to-Market teams.
  • Make thoughtful tradeoffs between near-term delivery and long-term system quality.
  • Move quickly and independently in an environment where requirements evolve, priorities compete, and the right solution is not always obvious.

Nice to Have:
  • Experience with payments, subscriptions, billing, pricing, credits, entitlements, invoicing, revenue systems, or other monetization infrastructure.
  • Experience with high-scale financial or transactional systems, reconciliation workflows, compliance requirements, or audit controls.
  • Experience building shared platforms, APIs, frameworks, or developer tools used by multiple product teams.

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an artificial intelligence research laboratory consisting of the for-profit corporation OpenAI LP and its parent company, the non-profit OpenAI Inc. The company was founded in 2015 by a group of technology leaders, including Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, and John Schulman. OpenAI's mission is to develop and promote friendly AI for the betterment of humanity. The company has developed a number of cutting-edge AI technologies, including GPT-3, a language processing system that can generate human-like text. OpenAI has received funding from a number of high-profile investors, including LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and venture capitalist Peter Thiel.
Learn more about OpenAI
Size
100 employees
Industry
Information Technology
Founded
2015
* Ladders Estimates

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