Build customer solutions across the entire stack at a startup focused on AI-native security.
Posted by employer 3 months ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 week ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
Skills & Technologies
AI in the day-to-day
We're building AI-native security that scales with this chaos.
Requirements
- Experience
- 4+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, work arrangement, visa sponsorship.
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Software Engineer will focus on developing and maintaining customer solutions across Opal's infrastructure, ensuring its stability and performance. Key skills include expertise in Kubernetes, Golang, and cloud infrastructure, along with a strong background in building distributed systems. This position is ideal for someone with over four years of experience who thrives in dynamic environments and enjoys taking ownership of complex challenges. Opal's collaborative team culture emphasizes creativity and innovation, making it a fitting environment for forward-thinking engineers.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 9 days ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Opal's career page.
- Opal has 19 other open roles including Enterprise Account Executive - Southern California, Senior Manager Demand Generation, Senior Field Marketing Manager.
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- Typical Kubernetes salary we track runs $125,000–$200,000 (median $165,000, across 1267 roles). See Kubernetes salary trends
Quick facts
- How much experience is required?
- At least 4 years of relevant experience for this Software Engineer, Infrastructure role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Golang, GraphQL, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, React, Redis.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Opal targets mid-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Software Engineer, Infrastructure role at Opal.
From the original posting
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