Join Opal Security to architect and scale critical infrastructure for AI-native security. You will own the platform's stability across Kubernetes, Golang, and Terraform, supporting both cloud and self-hosted environments. Collaborate directly with engineers at industry leaders like Figma and Databricks to build the next generation of identity management tools.
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Software Engineer, Infrastructure at Opal Security
Identity security is undergoing a massive shift, and Opal Security is leading the charge with AI-native solutions for the modern IAM stack. Backed by $59M from Greylock and Battery, Opal is building the infrastructure that companies like Figma and Cloudflare trust to manage their most sensitive access. As an Infrastructure Engineer, you will own the systems powering our platform, working with Kubernetes and Golang to scale our mission. If you are ready to design high-impact security architecture and join a team of top-tier talent from Dropbox and beyond, this is the role for you.
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Location
San Francisco, United States
Compensation
$140k-$215k + Equity
Company
Opal Security
About this role
Role overview
About the company
The best security and engineering teams use Opal to manage access for everyone and everything in the modern enterprise — from employees and contractors to service accounts and AI agents. Recognizing that access moves rapidly, touches everything, and changes constantly, our AI-proofed authorization control plane is built for how identity works (and what identity security needs) today and tomorrow: scale, speed, and intelligence. We are based in San Francisco, trusted by leading hypergrowth startups and the Fortune 500 alike, and backed by Greylock, Battery Ventures, Silicon Valley CISO Investments (SVCI), and other top experts from around the world.
What you'll do
What you will do
- Design and scale critical infrastructure using Kubernetes, Golang, and Terraform across AWS, GCP, and self-hosted customer environments.
- Architect systems that ensure platform stability, security, and speed, enabling product engineers to ship features with high confidence.
- Consult directly with security and engineering teams at Fortune 500 startups to understand and solve their complex IAM challenges.
Who you are
Who this is a fit for
- Strong background in infrastructure engineering with deep expertise in Golang, Kubernetes, and managing distributed systems at scale.
- Experienced in infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and proficient in managing cloud-native databases like Postgres and Redis.
- Proactive problem-solver who enjoys working across the stack and collaborating with both internal teams and external enterprise customers.
Why this role
Why this role is remarkable
- Direct impact on security infrastructure for category-defining companies like Databricks, Figma, and Cloudflare.
- Backed by $59M from top-tier investors Greylock and Battery, led by experts from Dropbox and the intersection of math and crypto.
- High-growth environment with a seat at the table for product decisions and the creative freedom to architect complex multi-cloud solutions.
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