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Software Engineer - Security (IAM)

Opendoor

Opendoor

Software Engineering
San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted on May 9, 2025

Location: Hybrid role in San Francisco, CA required to be onsite 3 days per week

The Identity and Access Management (IAM) team within Security develops and maintains authentication and authorization components for the IAM platform. We provide libraries, frameworks, and services to manage login and access control for Opendoor's customers and operators using our applications.

As a Software Engineer on the IAM team you will:

  • Work with senior engineers and partner teams to understand IAM platform requirements and collaborate on solution designs.
  • Implement authentication and authorization components as part of the IAM platform to meet Product, Security, Compliance, and IT requirements.
  • Establish and maintain IAM best practices through secure-by-default libraries, application and infrastructure guardrails, and self-service documentation.
  • Participate in Engineering on-call support for the monitoring and stability of the IAM team's existing infrastructure and services.

Skills Needed

  • 4+ years Golang or Python experience building new backend services.
  • Experience implementing authentication and authorization standards such as OAuth2, OpenID Connect (OIDC), or SAML.
  • Deep understanding for what high quality systems are made of across application security, performance, testing, documentation, and operational excellence.
  • A sense of ownership in what you ship.
  • Preference towards automating busy work in testing, workflows, and operations tasks.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.

Bonus points if

  • Experience building microservice-oriented architectures on a Cloud computing platform (e.g., AWS EKS, GKE, Kubernetes)
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code / Platform-as-a-Service (e.g., Terraform, Kubernetes)
  • Passion for security at work and outside of work (e.g., presenting at security conferences, contributing/creating open source security tools, etc).

About Opendoor

Founded in 2014, Opendoor’s mission is to power life’s progress one move at a time. We believe the traditional real estate process is broken and our goal is simple: build a digital, end-to-end customer experience that makes buying and selling a home simple and certain.

  • To learn how we are reinventing the Real Estate industry check out our website.
  • Hear about our culture directly from team members by visiting The Muse.
  • Discover what we are building for our customers by reading our blog.

Opendoor Values Openness

We believe that being open about who we are and what we do allows us to be better. Individuals seeking employment at Opendoor are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or other protected status under all applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. We collect, use, and disclose applicant personal information as described in our personnel privacy policies. To learn more, you can find the policy details for California residents here and for Canada residents here.

We’re committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

Opendoor is dedicated to creating an inclusive and collaborative culture. We value the diverse strengths, perspectives, and backgrounds of all our employees, and believe in empowering our teams to do their best work through teamwork and building a sense of belonging and trust. Our four employee-led Opendoor Employee Resource Groups amplify diverse voices and promote collaboration and inclusion. Our focus is on attracting and retaining exceptional talent, and we believe in empowering our employees to continuously innovate and strive for 1% improvement every day. You can find more information on our Career Page.

We are committed to assisting members of the military community in utilizing their skills at Opendoor. U.S. candidates are able to review your military job classification at MyNextMove.org and apply for positions that align with your expertise.

At Opendoor, we are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, religious beliefs, or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you require assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please contact us at TAops-accomodations@opendoor.com.