Software Engineer, Monetization
Character · Redwood City, CA
About this role
**ABOUT THE ROLE** We’re scaling personalized AI to billions of users, and monetization is at the core of making this vision sustainable. Our Monetization team is reimagining how users interact with virtual currency, subscriptions, and premium features—creating experiences that feel intuitive, rewarding, and fun. We’re looking for a **Product Engineer** who thrives at the intersection of **core product, commerce, and user experience**—someone excited to design and build systems that drive revenue while enhancing user delight. If you have experience with **subscriptions, ads, virtual economies, or in-app purchase flows**, and you care deeply about building high-quality user experiences, we’d love to work with you. --- **WHAT YOU’LL DO** - Build and optimize **user-facing features** across **mobile and web** powering payments, subscriptions, and in-app purchase flows. - Design and experiment with **monetization surfaces**, from virtual currency systems to premium upsells and 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 our monetization experimentation approach, including **A/B testing frameworks** and improving iteration velocity. --- **WHO YOU ARE** - 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 across **engineering, product, design, and data**. --- **NICE TO HAVE** - Background in **gaming**, **virtual currencies**, or **digital goods** ecosystems. - Prior experience with **payment processors**, **subscription platforms**, or **marketplace ecosystems**. - Passion for **user psychology**, reward systems, and designing engaging monetization loops. - Exposure to **startup** or **zero-to-one** product development environments. --- **ABOUT CHARACTER.AI** Character.AI empowers people to connect, learn, and tell stories through interactive entertainment. Over **20 million** people visit Character.AI each month, using our technology to supercharge creativity and imagination. Join us in establishing a new entertainment paradigm while shaping the future of **Consumer AI**. *Character values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or disability.*
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