Forward Deployed Engineer ($140k-$250k + Equity) at Opal Security

Jack & Jill; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Opal Security, a $59M Series B cybersecurity firm backed by Greylock and Battery, is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer in San Francisco. You will serve as the critical technical bridge between enterprise customers and our core product team, architecting complex deployments, building custom integrations, and solving mission-critical identity challenges for high-scale organizations.

This role blends deep software engineering with strategic field-facing problem-solving and offers mentorship from

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering background with production-ready code across the stack.
• Excellent communication and ability to work with CISOs and security teams.
• Experience with Terraform and modern infrastructure tooling.

Responsibilities

• Embed with enterprise sales and implementation to architect deployments and integrations.
• Debug customer environments, including Terraform configurations and RBAC issues, writing production-grade code.
• Advise CISOs on product roadmaps and engineering priorities.

Skills

Software engineering

Communication skills

Customer-facing

Tools

Terraform

Job description

Job Title

Forward Deployed Engineer

Salary

$140k-$250k + Equity

Company Description

Opal Security is a $59M Series B cybersecurity firm backed by Greylock and Battery, building AI-native identity governance for companies like Databricks and Figma.

Job Description

As a Forward Deployed Engineer at Opal Security, you will serve as the critical technical bridge between enterprise customers and our core product team. You’ll architect complex deployments, build custom integrations, and solve mission-critical identity challenges for high-scale organizations. This high-impact role blends deep software engineering with strategic field-facing problem-solving.

Location

San Francisco, USA

Why this role is remarkable

• Join a high-growth Series B team with $59M in funding from premier investors like Greylock and Battery, where over 60% of the team has joined since early 2026.
• Work at the cutting edge of AI-native identity governance, building the essential security infrastructure that organizations like Databricks and Figma use to manage AI agents.
• Benefit from direct mentorship under a world-class leadership team featuring veterans from Meta, Nutanix, and Cisco in a culture of extreme autonomy and product influence.

What You Will Do

• Embed within enterprise sales and implementation cycles to architect custom deployments and prototype integrations that unblock major customers during critical growth phases.
• Debug complex customer environments, including Terraform configurations and RBAC issues, while writing production-quality code that feeds directly back into the core Opal product.
• Serve as a primary technical advisor to CISOs and security teams, translating high-level field requirements into specific product roadmaps and engineering priorities.

The ideal candidate

• Possesses a strong software engineering background with the ability to write production-ready code across the stack while remaining pragmatic about unblocking customer needs.
• Demonstrates exceptional communication skills, excelling in high-stakes environments where listening, asking deep technical questions, and building customer trust are vital for success.
• Has experience with modern infrastructure tools like Terraform and a passion for rethinking identity governance and access management in the age of AI.