Software Engineering Manager

Summary

Join Opendoor's Growth Engineering team as an Engineering Manager to lead and grow a world-class team. This highly visible role involves shaping and executing the growth strategy through technical excellence, experimentation, and customer understanding. You will mentor a team of engineers, build scalable systems, and set the standard for engineering and operational excellence. The position requires strong leadership, technical expertise, and growth domain experience. Opendoor offers a competitive salary, RSUs, bonuses, and a comprehensive benefits package including unlimited PTO, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, and 401(k).

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience managing high-performing engineering teams, including: Performance management, career growth, and team engagement
• Building and scaling engineering teams
• Collaborating with stakeholders to define and architect scalable solutions
• Leading cross-functional projects and aligning work to business goals
• Programming: Ruby on Rails, Golang, Python, Java, C++, and/or C#
• Databases: Postgres, SQL, SQL Server, NoSQL, and/or MySQL
• Web Technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Django, and/or Angular
• Testing: Experience with tools like Playwright, Cypress, Puppeteer
• Automation & Cloud: Airflow, Docker, AWS tools
• CI/CD: Github Actions, Concourse, Jenkins, TeamCity, CircleCI, Travis
• Observability: Datadog, Splunk, Sentry
• Incident Management: Pagerduty or similar tools
• 2+ years in growth experimentation, including applying statistical methods and managing experimentation platforms
• 4+ years using data and metrics for decision-making, including tools like Amplitude and Amazon Quicksight
• Master’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Information Systems, Economics, or a related field plus 6 years of experience in software engineering or a related role
• Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in one of the above fields plus 8 years of relevant experience

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a top-tier growth engineering team, hiring and developing exceptional talent
• Support and coach direct reports through career development, performance management, and engagement
• Set and uphold high standards for engineering, testing, algorithms, and operational practices across your team and the organization
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders—product managers, customers, cross-functional teams, and external partners—to identify impactful growth opportunities
• Drive growth outcomes through deep technical expertise in experimentation platforms and data-driven decision-making
• Lead cross-functional initiatives, prioritize engineering work based on business impact, and navigate complex, interconnected systems effectively
• Deeply understand customer needs and ensure solutions address real user problems
• Align your team with company OKRs, and actively keep them top-of-mind across multiple teams
• Promote knowledge sharing and prevent single points of failure through sound engineering practices and team design

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k)