Opendoor · 1 day ago
Software Engineer - Backend, Pricing (Senior level or Higher)
Seattle, Washington, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$176K/yr - $282K/yr
5+ years expOpendoor is dedicated to transforming the homeownership experience and is seeking a Software Engineer - Backend, Pricing to join their Pricing team. In this role, you will design, implement, and evolve core pricing services while collaborating with various teams to enhance the pricing platform that drives their business.
MarketplaceProperty DevelopmentProperty ManagementPropTechReal Estate
Responsibilities
Own the design, implementation, and evolution of core pricing services
Design data models and write high-performance SQL over large PostgreSQL datasets
Architect and improve APIs and integrations with Opendoor’s core marketplace platform
Lead technical design reviews and set best practices for code quality, testing, and observability
Partner with data science to productionize pricing models and build robust model-serving pipelines
Drive reliability, latency, and scalability improvements across pricing systems
Mentor other engineers and help grow the technical capabilities of the team
Collaborate with product and cross-functional partners to define and deliver roadmap projects end to end
Qualification
Required
5+ years of professional backend software engineering experience
Significant experience building and operating production systems in Go or Python
Deep proficiency with SQL and relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred)
Strong track record designing, building, and evolving APIs in a microservices environment
Experience with distributed systems concepts (scalability, consistency, resiliency, monitoring)
Experience leading technical projects from design through rollout and support
Ability to communicate complex technical decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Preferred
Experience with Kafka or similar event-streaming technologies
Experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g. Claude Code, Cursor AI, Github Copilot)
Experience with BPMN or other workflow engines and long-running business processes
Experience with Redis or other caching / storage optimization technologies
Experience with gRPC and service-to-service communication patterns at scale
Prior experience in pricing, marketplaces, or other data-intensive domains
Benefits
Unlimited PTO
Medical/dental/vision insurance
Life insurance
401(k)
Company
Opendoor
Founded in 2014, Opendoor’s mission is to power life’s progress one move at a time.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.57BKey Investors
Jane Street CapitalGeneral AtlanticSoftBank Vision Fund
2025-09-24Post Ipo Equity· $362M
2025-05-19Post Ipo Debt· $325M
2023-09-20Post Ipo Secondary· $1.98M
Leadership Team
Kaz Nejatian
Chief Executive Officer
Christy Schwartz
Chief Financial Officer
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