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SeniorStaff Software Engineer


Job Location:

San Francisco, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 5 October 2026 (6 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 2 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Senior/Staff Software Engineer

Company: Opal Security
Location: San Francisco CA (hybrid preferred; remote considered)
Compensation: $140000 - $250000 competitive equity
Employment Type: Full-time
Visa Sponsorship: Visa sponsorship available

About Opal Security

Opal Security builds modern identity governance for the AI era: intelligent access management that lets enterprises move fast while staying secure. Companies including Databricks and Figma rely on Opal.

Founded in 2020 Opal has raised $34M and has about 60 people.

The Role

Opal is hiring Senior and Staff Software Engineers with strong product sense to build customer solutions across the entire stack working directly with security and engineering teams at Fortune 500s and startups.

What You Will Do
  • Own critical product areas from concept to production including architecture decisions.
  • Design and build features across the full stack and validate them directly with customers.
  • Write code and patterns that other engineers build on and that raise team velocity.
  • Share knowledge that levels up the team and shapes how Opal builds.
What You Bring
  • Senior-level full-stack software engineering
  • Strong product sense and customer empathy
  • End-to-end ownership from problem to shipped solution
  • Comfort challenging requirements and proposing better approaches
Nice to Have
  • Identity IAM or security product experience
Benefits

Top-tier medical vision and dental coverage team trips daily lunch and coffee allowance unlimited PTO.


REVENUE: 15.74% of first-year salary. Est. fee per hire $22K-$39K; 4 seat(s) up to $123K if all filled.

TARGET COMPANIES (suggested): Okta CrowdStrike Wiz Vanta Abnormal Security Snyk Palo Alto Networks.

BEST-FIT CANDIDATE: senior (5) yrs; full-stack ownership; product sense; customer-facing problem solving; visa: sponsorship available; location: SF hybrid preferred. Low competition.