Opal
The Forward Deployed Engineer at Opal Security acts as a technical liaison between the company and its customers, facilitating sales cycles, implementations, and expansions. This role involves designing tailored solutions, writing custom code for integrations, and troubleshooting customer environments to ensure successful deployment of Opal's AI-native security platform. By engaging directly with clients, the engineer will drive technical conversations, influence product development based on customer feedback, and help optimize the adoption of Opal's identity governance solutions.
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Company Size
11-50 employees
Founded
2020
Opal is an AI-native access governance and identity security platform that serves as the access control plane for every identity — including employees, service accounts, and AI agents. The platform enables organizations to see, encode, and enforce access policy through AI-guided access reviews, just-in-time access, and programmable governance workflows that integrate with 250+ cloud, SaaS, and infrastructure systems. Security and engineering teams use Opal to eliminate standing access, enforce least privilege continuously, and maintain compliance with standards like SOC 2, ISO, and PCI.
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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Dec 11, 2025