Software Engineer, Infrastructure at Opal Security (San Francisco, CA)
Opal Security· San Francisco, CA· $140k–$215k·
Role details
Job description
About Opal Security: At Opal, we’re building modern identity governance for the AI era—intelligent access management that empowers enterprises to move fast while staying secure. Our mission is to bring clarity, control, and confidence to complex enterprise environments, helping teams govern access without slowing down innovation. About the Role: Identity is having a moment. Every company is deploying agents, spinning up service accounts, and realizing their IAM stack can't keep up. We're building AI-native security that scales with this chaos and companies like Databricks and Figma are betting on us to get it right. You will build customer solutions across the entire stack. You'll talk directly to security and eng teams at Fortune 500s and startups alike, understand their messy reality, and architect systems that actually solve their problems. You'll own the problem, not just the solution, which means you get to be creative, challenge assumptions, and build things that don't exist yet. Please note: We've built a team that works exceptionally well together and has fun doing so. We're looking to bring on new teammates who will both add to and grow with what we're building 🙂
Your responsibilities
- Ensure the stability, security, scalability, and performance of Opal Security’s platform
- Take ownership of critical components of Opal Security’s Infrastructure
- Empower product engineers with the tools and systems they need
- Work closely with leadership, our product team, and other engineers in roadmap, architecture, and product discussions
- Create and improve engineering best practices and processes
- Interact directly with customers on product feedback and issues
Our ideal candidate
- Familiarity with our tech stack: Kubernetes, Golang, Postgres, Redis, Terraform, GraphQL, TypeScript, and React
- Experience with cloud providers (e.g., AWS / GCP) and scaling cloud infrastructure
- Has 4+ years experience as a full-time software engineer or equivalent experience building large distributed systems
- Thrives in ambiguous environments with significant ownership and with the opportunity to make decisions that have a huge impact on the business
Why work at Opal Security
- Hybrid work model: Offices in San Francisco (HQ) and New York; employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
- Fast-growing startup backed by top-tier VCs (Greylock, Battery Ventures) with significant momentum and market recognition.
- Mission-driven security work: Opportunity to solve hard problems in identity security, especially at the intersection of AI and access control.
- Cutting-edge technology: Work on AI-native policy engines, large-scale access graphs, and integrations with hundreds of platforms.
- Strong engineering culture with leadership from experienced executives (ex-Meta, ex-Veza, ex-Cisco, ex-Palo Alto Networks).
- Open roles (as of mid-2026): Software Engineer, Engineering Manager, Product Manager, Forward Deployed Engineer, Solutions Engineer, Enterprise Account Executive, Technical Customer Success Manager, Application Security Engineer, and more.