AI Engineer - Escrow

Opendoor; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Opendoor’s OS National escrow team in Phoenix is seeking a curious builder who will learn the closing process, handle transactions, and help make workflows simpler, faster, and more reliable.

You’ll train with escrow coordinators, product managers, and engineers, using AI-powered tools to identify bottlenecks and automate steps. No prior escrow experience is required; training is provided with hands-on learning and practical AI focus.

Qualifications

• Experience learning unfamiliar tools and processes and applying them quickly.
• Demonstrated ability to use AI to solve problems and explain results.
• Willingness to perform hands-on escrow tasks while learning how the operation fits together.

Responsibilities

• Learn the title and escrow process with training and support from experienced teammates.
• Coordinate with escrow teams and other parties to move documents toward closing.
• Use AI-powered tools to identify where steps can be automated or simplified.
• Investigate workflow problems and explain what happened and its impact on transactions.
• Partner with product and engineering to test improvements and give actionable feedback.
• Build or modify AI workflows and automation where appropriate, or work with engineers to implement solutions.
• Check AI outputs, handle sensitive information carefully, and follow review processes.
• Document learnings and help teammates adopt better workflows.
• Assess whether improvements reduce effort, errors, or delays.

Skills

Learning new tools

AI problem solving

Hands-on escrow work

Attention to detail

Clear communication

Judgment and independence

Ownership and follow-through

Tools

SQL

APIs

Scripting

AI coding assistants

Job description

About the role

At OS National, Opendoor’s title and escrow company, we’re rethinking how homes close with AI. We’re looking for a curious, adaptable builder and operator who wants to learn the closing process, work directly on transactions, and help make the work simpler, faster, and more reliable.

You’ll embed with our escrow team in Phoenix, learn and perform escrow duties, and work alongside Opendoor transaction coordinators, product managers, and engineers. You’ll use AI-powered tools, identify opportunities for improvement, and help turn those opportunities into better workflows—whether by building automation yourself or partnering with engineering.

You could come from engineering, operations, data, or another hands-on background. You don’t need prior escrow experience or to write production code every day. We’ll provide training in the business. You should bring practical curiosity about AI, sound judgment, and a willingness to learn by doing.

What you’ll do

• Learn the title and escrow process and take on transaction responsibilities with training and support from experienced teammates.
• Coordinate with escrow teams, transaction coordinators, and other parties to keep documents, information, and next steps moving toward closing.
• Use AI-powered tools in your daily work and help identify where manual steps can be simplified or eliminated.
• Investigate workflow problems and tool limitations, explaining what happened, what should have happened, and how the issue affects the transaction.
• Partner with product and engineering to test improvements, communicate trade-offs, and provide actionable feedback.
• Build or modify AI workflows and automation where your skills and the problem call for it, or work with engineers to deliver the solution.
• Check AI outputs, handle sensitive information carefully, and follow established review and approval processes.
• Document what works, share what you learn, and help teammates adopt better ways of working.
• Follow improvements through to everyday use and assess whether they reduce effort, errors, or delays.

What you’ll need

• A track record of learning unfamiliar tools or processes and putting that knowledge to work.
• Practical experience using AI to solve problems, with the ability to explain how you checked the results.
• Willingness to perform hands-on escrow work while learning how the broader operation fits together.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple deadlines, dependencies, and follow-ups.
• Clear communication with technical and nontechnical teammates, including the ability to describe a problem and ask useful questions.
• Sound judgment about when to act independently, verify information, or ask for help.
• Ownership and follow-through: you stay with a problem until it’s resolved and the improvement is useful to others.

Bonus points

• Experience building AI workflows, internal tools, or automation.
• Comfort with SQL, APIs, scripting, or AI coding assistants.
• Experience translating operational needs into product feedback or technical requirements.
• Familiarity with title, escrow, mortgage, payments, insurance, or other document-heavy, transaction-based work.
• Experience testing AI outputs, troubleshooting integrations, or working with sensitive customer and financial information.
• Examples of helping a team adopt a new tool or change an established process.

Location

We’re looking for team members who are enthusiastic about an in-office culture — people who want to build alongside others and not from a distance. This role is based in one of our talent hubs where we welcome everyone 5 days a week with the requirement of Mo, Tu, Th, Fri.