Opal is building the next generation of access management. We've all felt the pain of not getting the access we need to do our job. At Opal, we're building a central hub for authorization to make access management automated, intelligent, and easy to use. We are taking an age old problem in enterprise software and making it simple. Our product prioritizes consumer grade simplicity with enterprise scale, reliability, and security. Our customers love our product, and we're humbled to work with amazing companies like ScaleAI, Databricks, and Figma.
You'll be joining an experienced team of engineers with direct experience building and scaling teams through massive growth at companies like Slack, Meta, and Samsara. On the back of this experience and our success to date, we've raised over $32M from leading investors including Greylock and Battery Ventures. Join us as we build the next generation identity security platform!
Your responsibilities

• Ensure the product is designed with security in mind from the beginning of the development lifecycle
• Design, implement and maintain the systems that ensure enterprise grade security
• Develop and improve reliability related processes such as incident response, RCAs, and remediation
• Understand data on security and leverage that information to inform prioritization
• Drive prioritization and scoping of our technical roadmap as it relates to security
• Mentor other engineers

• Interact directly with customers on product feedback and issues
• Familiarity with our tech stack: Kubernetes, Golang, Postgres, Redis, GraphQL, TypeScript, and React

Our ideal candidate

• 5 years of experience in a product security engineering role
• Strong coding skills in at least one programming language, such as Java, Python, or Go
• Experience with cloud computing platforms such as AWS or Google Cloud Platform and containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience in early stage startups
• Track record of leading complex technical initiatives to completion (6 month project time frame, involving multiple engineers and stakeholders)
• Experience building developer tooling and infrastructure at scale
• Support corporate IT and security efforts as needed

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive Salary
• Daily lunch & coffee allowance
• Unlimited PTO 11 company holidays
• Health, Dental, Vision insurance
• One Medical Membership
• 401k plan (no matching at this time)
• Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits

This is a hybrid role based in either New York City or San Francisco.
Research shows that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds rarely apply unless they meet all the job criteria. We aren't looking for someone who ticks every single box on a page; we're looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences. If you think you'd be a great fit, then please get in touch to tell us about yourself. Opal is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.