Android Engineer, Growth

Openai
San Francisco, CA
Hybrid

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-level Android engineers with consumer product experience who thrive in collaborative, data-driven environments.

Best fit for

  • Android developers with a track record of shipping consumer features at scale.
    — “A track record of shipping and maintaining consumer-facing Android features at scale.”
  • Engineers comfortable with product ambiguity and rapid experimentation.
    — “Comfort operating in fast-moving, collaborative environments with product ambiguity.”
  • Candidates who value craftsmanship and cross-functional collaboration.
    — “Strong product quality, craftsmanship, communication, and cross-functional collaboration.”

Things to consider

  • Hybrid work model requires three days per week in the San Francisco office.
    — “We use a hybrid work model of three days per week in the office.”
  • Role involves heavy collaboration with product, design, and data teams.
    — “Partner closely with product, design, and data teams to define hypotheses.”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with subscription or in-app purchase systems.
    — “Bonus: subscription or in-app purchase systems, growth engineering.”
  • Demonstrate proficiency in Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.
    — “Proficiency in Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.”
  • Showcase examples of using data to iterate on product experiences.
    — “Experience using data and experimentation to inform decisions and iterate quickly.”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Mid Level

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • Developed and shipped high-quality Android features that improve activation, conversion, and retention for ChatGPT's paid offerings
  • Owned end-to-end development of growth initiatives
Typical background
4+ years of professional software engineering experience, including meaningful Android experience

Skills & requirements

Required

KotlinJetpack ComposeBackend Apis IntegrationSubscription SystemsIn-app Purchase SystemsGrowth EngineeringA/B TestingGoogle Play BillingEntitlement Management

Preferred

Jetpack ComposeAnalytics InstrumentationConsumer Products At Large Scale

Stack & domain

KotlinJetpack ComposeBackend ApisRobust Client-side ArchitecturesGoogle Play BillingEntitlement ManagementAnalytics InstrumentationConsumer Products At Large ScaleProduct QualityCraftsmanshipCommunicationCross-functional CollaborationUsing Data And Experimentation To Inform Decisions

About the role

Original posting from Openai via Ashby

ABOUT THE TEAM

The Growth team is responsible for helping millions of users discover the value of ChatGPT and seamlessly access our paid experiences. We build the mobile experiences that drive activation, conversion, and retention across our subscription products.

Our work sits at the intersection of product, design, engineering, and experimentation. We own critical user journeys including upgrade surfaces, purchase experiences, subscription management, and the end-to-end experiences that help users get the most value from ChatGPT.

As an Android Engineer on Growth, you'll help shape how users experience and engage with ChatGPT's paid offerings on one of our most important platforms.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We're looking for an Android engineer who enjoys building polished consumer experiences and using data to improve them over time.

You'll develop the mobile surfaces that power subscription growth, including upsells, upgrade prompts, purchase flows, entitlement experiences, and other high-impact product initiatives. You'll collaborate closely with product managers, designers, data scientists, and backend engineers to rapidly experiment, learn from user behavior, and deliver intuitive experiences to millions of users.

This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of three days per week in the office.

IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL:

  • Build and ship high-quality Android features that improve activation, conversion, and retention for ChatGPT's paid offerings.
  • Own end-to-end development of growth initiatives, from technical design through launch and iteration.
  • Develop subscription experiences including paywalls, upgrade prompts, purchase flows, and entitlement management.
  • Partner closely with product, design, and data teams to define hypotheses, run experiments, and measure impact.
  • Use experimentation and user insights to continuously improve the paid user experience.
  • Contribute to the evolution of our Android architecture, tooling, testing practices, and engineering standards.
  • Help maintain a fast, reliable, and delightful mobile experience for millions of users.

You might Thrive in this role if

  • 4+ years of professional software engineering experience, including meaningful Android experience.
  • A track record of shipping and maintaining consumer-facing Android features at scale.
  • Proficiency in Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.
  • Experience integrating backend APIs and building robust client-side architectures.
  • Comfort operating in fast-moving, collaborative environments with product ambiguity.
  • Strong product quality, craftsmanship, communication, and cross-functional collaboration.
  • Experience using data and experimentation to inform decisions and iterate quickly.
  • Bonus: subscription or in-app purchase systems, growth engineering, A/B testing, Google Play Billing, entitlement management, Jetpack Compose, analytics instrumentation, or consumer products at large scale.

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. 

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Source: Openai careers (Ashby)

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